polar coordinates

po·lar co·or·di·nate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-ler adjective, noun koh-awr-dn-it, -dn-eyt]
- /ˈpoʊ lər adjective, noun koʊˈɔr dn ɪt, -dnˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-ler adjective, noun koh-awr-dn-it, -dn-eyt]
- /ˈpoʊ lər adjective, noun koʊˈɔr dn ɪt, -dnˌeɪt/

Definitions of polar coordinates words

noun polar coordinates Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle) 1
noun plural polar coordinates a pair of coordinates for locating a point in a plane by means of the length of a radius vector, r, which pivots about the origin to establish the angle, θ, that the position of the point makes with a fixed line. Usually written (r, θ) 0
noun polar coordinates a pair of numbers that locate a point in a plane: one is the distance of the point from a fixed point on a fixed line, and the other is the angle made by the fixed line with the line connecting the two points 0

before 1810

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First recorded in 1810-20

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