direction angle

noun Mathematics.

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

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Nearby words

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

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Origin of direction angle

First recorded in 1930–35

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