polyhedral angle

polyhedral angleLateral faces VAB, VBC, VCD,VDE, and VEF join at the commonvertex V to form apolyhedral angle.

polyhedral angle

n. A shape formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point.

polyhedral angle

(ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrəl) n (Mathematics) a geometric configuration formed by the intersection of three or more planes, such as the faces of a polyhedron, that have a common vertex. See also solid angle

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polyhedral angle - the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertexangle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

Polyhedral Angle

polyhedral angle

[¦päl·i¦hē·drəl ′aŋ·gəl] (mathematics) The shape formed by the lateral faces of a polyhedron which have a common vertex.

Polyhedral Angle

a part of space bounded by one sheet of a polyhedral conical surface whose directrix is a plane polygon without self-intersections. The faces of the surface are the faces of the polyhedral angle, and the apex of the surface is the vertex of the polyhedral angle. A polyhedral angle is said to be regular if all its linear angles and all its dihedral angles are equal. The measure of a polyhedral angle is the area bounded by a spherical polygon (see Figure 1) formed by the intersection of the faces of the polyhedral angle by a sphere with a radius of 1 and a center at the vertex of the polyhedral angle.

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noun the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex

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