angular measure

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the units used to measure angles. Compare angle ¹( def 1c ).
2. the number of such units in a given angle.

Example Sentences

Our mode of computing time, and our angular measure, are the only relics of this obsolete system.

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It also shows at the bottom, the angular measure of each division of one point.

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An angular measure is necessary, of course, that of the angle which the disk of the moon fills as seen from the earth.

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