angular distance

/AE1 NG G Y AH0 L ER0 D IH1 S T AH0 N S/
noun
  1. 1

    (trigonometry) The central angle subtended by the radii through two points on a sphere.

  2. 2

    (trigonometry) The measure of the angle between the orientation of two straight lines, rays, or vectors in three-dimensional space.

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