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direction angle

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of direction angle

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Yet at trial he made uncannily precise statements about the direction, angle, and distance of a flashlight supposedly held by the shooter that was spattered with blood.

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