In geometry, the polar angle may be
- one of the two coordinates of a two-dimensional polar coordinate system;
- one of the three coordinates of a three-dimensional spherical coordinate system; in this case it is also called the zenith.
Famous quotes containing the words polar and/or angle:
“Professor Fate: My apologies. There’s a polar bear in our car.”
—Arthur Ross. Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon)
“From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)