spherical angle

noun Geometry.

an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.

Origin of spherical angle

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby spherical angle

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

British Dictionary definitions for spherical angle

spherical angle

noun

an angle formed at the intersection of two great circles of a sphere