direction angle

noun Mathematics.

an angle made by a given vector and a coordinate axis.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Compare direction cosine.

Origin of direction angle

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby direction angle

directed, directed angle, directed verdict, directed-energy device, direction, direction angle, direction cosine, direction finder, direction number, directional, directional derivative
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