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noun Mathematics.

Usually spherical coordinates . any of three coordinates used to locate a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes.

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Origin of spherical coordinate

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby spherical coordinate

sphere of influence, spherical, spherical aberration, spherical angle, spherical astronomy, spherical coordinate, spherical coordinates, spherical excess, spherical geometry, spherical lens, spherical polygon

How to use spherical coordinate in a sentence

Now, if some rich Southern liberals want to finance and coordinate such an effort, great.
Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Members of the Syrian moderate opposition want to coordinate on airstrikes, but say they have been rebuffed.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS|Tim Mak|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Objects more massive than a certain amount are more spherical than not, while punier specimens are lumpy and irregular.
Saturn’s Death Star Look-Alike|Matthew R. Francis|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To coordinate complex military operations across multiple theaters, the group relies heavily on its midlevel leadership.
Who the U.S. Should Really Hit in ISIS|Daniel Trombly, Yasir Abbas|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The PKK has called for the formation of a joint Kurdish command to coordinate action against ISIS.
PKK Kurdish Terrorists Are Fighting IS Terrorists With U.S. Help|Thomas Seibert|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it is new, and also when in its waning stages it is visible in the daytime, the spherical form is very apparent.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
We may note that in a few months of heavy weather the stones of such a fall have all been reduced to rudely spherical forms.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
These bits are commonly distinctly faceted; they rarely have a spherical form.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Upon these spherical aggregations of the clouds the winds act in extremely varied ways.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Coordinate effects of the same cause naturally coexist with one another.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

Scientific definitions for spherical coordinate

spherical coordinate

Any of a set of coordinates in a three-dimensional system for locating points in space by means of a radius vector and two angles measured from the center of a sphere with respect to two arbitrary, fixed, perpendicular directions.