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Record 1 2002-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A surface formed by rays with a common origin, the vertex of the solid angle, and passing through a closed curve ...

OBS

A polyhedral angle is a special type of solid angle for which the curve is a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Rapport de l'aire découpée sur un cercle de rayon R et de centre O par un cône de sommet O, mesuré en stéradians.

DEF

Figure formée par la rencontre en un point d'au moins trois plans.

CONT

Dans les gyroscopes libres (ou 2 axes), [delta] peut se déplacer, par rapport au boîtier, dans un angle solide entourant un axe Z lié au boîtier, appelé axe de zéro; dans certains cas, cet angle solide couvre tout l'espace, par exemple dans le gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique.

Spanish

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