英语词汇“rho-theta”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rho-theta

/rəʊˈθiːtə/

Radar

adjective

Designating a radar navigational system in which the position of aircraft is measured as a distance and bearing from a single ground station; relating to or involving such a system.

noun

A position measured as a distance and bearing from a single ground station. Now rare.

Origin

1950s. From rho + theta, the names of the Greek letters ρ and θ, used symbolically in radar to denote distance and bearing respectively (probably in turn reflecting the use of the same letters in Mathematics to denote distance and bearing from the origin in polar coordinates).

单词	rho-theta
释义	rho-theta /rəʊˈθiːtə/ Radar adjective Designating a radar navigational system in which the position of aircraft is measured as a distance and bearing from a single ground station; relating to or involving such a system. noun A position measured as a distance and bearing from a single ground station. Now rare. Origin 1950s. From rho + theta, the names of the Greek letters ρ and θ, used symbolically in radar to denote distance and bearing respectively (probably in turn reflecting the use of the same letters in Mathematics to denote distance and bearing from the origin in polar coordinates).
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