"steradian" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-steradian.wav Forms: steradians [plural]
Etymology: ste(reo) + radian Head templates: {{en-noun}} steradian (plural steradians)
  1. (geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r². Symbol: sr Wikipedia link: steradian Categories (topical): Geometry, SI units Synonyms: sr [symbol] Related terms: degree, radian Coordinate_terms: square degree Translations (derived unit of solid angle): 球面度 (qiúmiàndù) (Chinese Mandarin), steradián [masculine] (Czech), steradiaal [masculine] (Dutch), steradiano (Esperanto), steradiaan (Estonian), steradiaani (Finnish), stéradian [masculine] (French), Steradiant [masculine] (German), στερακτίνιο (steraktínio) [neuter] (Greek), steradian (Indonesian), ステラジアン (suterajian) (Japanese), стерадиан (steradian) (Kazakh), steradian (Malay), steradian [masculine] (Polish), esterradiano [masculine] (Portuguese), esferorradiano [masculine] (Portuguese), steradian [masculine] (Romanian), стерадиа́н (steradián) [masculine] (Russian), estereorradián [masculine] (Spanish), steradian (Swedish), สเตอเรเดียน (sa-təə-ree-dîian) (Thai)

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