Meaning of polar coordinates | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The coordinates of a point in a plane, measured as its Cartesian distance from the origin and the angle measured counterclockwise from the x-axis to a line joining the point to the origin.
   plural, plural-normally
2. A system of coordinates using such measurements to indicate position.
   plural, plural-normally
3. The coordinates of a point in three-dimensional space, measured as its Cartesian distance from the origin, the angle measured from the z-axis to a line joining the point to the origin, and the angle measured counterclockwise from the x-axis to this line.
   plural, plural-normally

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