cylindrical coordinates

plural noun

1. three coordinates defining the location of a point in three-dimensional space in terms of its polar coordinates ( r , θ) in one plane, usually the ( x, y ) plane, and its perpendicular distance, z, measured from this plane

Example Sentences

Further, by assuming an idealized trap and ignoring the healing length, we can approximate the condensate with a homogeneous cylinder of radius R and density n, such that the classical field describing the condensate is , wherein cylindrical coordinates with horizontal radius r.

Read more on Nature