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noun Mathematics.

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

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Origin of direction angle

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby direction angle

direction, directional, directional derivative, directional drilling, directional microphone, direction angle, direction cosine, direction finder, direction number, directions, directive

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How to use direction angle in a sentence

Pleasure shoots magically in every direction like an explosion of sparks.
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Absent a body, no one can say with absolute certainty whether Castro is dead, even if all signs point in that direction.
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My captain on the boat, Brazakka, he wanted me to do this Hemingway bit, with the white stubble, and he wanted the hero angle.
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An arrow appears indicating the direction you will launch your ball.
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They had hoped the autopsy would show Brinsley had eaten something that would point them in the right direction.
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A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
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After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
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Even genius, however, needs direction and adjustment to secure the most perfect and reliable results.
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Now many people think that we are moving in the direction of world socialism to-day.
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His superior talents and untiring industry were under the direction of philanthropic and Christian impulses.
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