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Math.a system of coordinates for locating a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes.[1860-65]
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spherical coordinates — sferinės koordinatės statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. spherical coordinates vok. sphärische Koordinaten, f rus. сферические координаты, f pranc. coordonnées sphériques, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
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spherical coordinates — plural noun coordinates that locate a point in three dimensions in terms of its distance from the origin and two angles defined with reference to vertical and horizontal planes … English new terms dictionary
spherical coordinates — Math. a system of coordinates for locating a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes. [1860 65] … Useful english dictionary
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