"solid angle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: solid angles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} solid angle (plural solid angles)
  1. (geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends. Wikipedia link: solid angle Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: steradian, square degree Translations (three-dimensional analog of an angle): 立體角 (Chinese Mandarin), 立体角 (lìtǐjiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), prostorový úhel [masculine] (Czech), solida angulo (Esperanto), avaruuskulma (Finnish), angle solide [masculine] (French), ángulo sólido [masculine] (Galician), Raumwinkel [masculine] (German), στερεά γωνία (stereá gonía) [feminine] (Greek), térszög (Hungarian), angolo solido [masculine] (Italian), kąt bryłowy [masculine] (Polish), теле́сный у́гол (telésnyj úgol) [masculine] (Russian)

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