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solid angle
noun
Definition of SOLID ANGLE
: the three-dimensional angular spread at the vertex of a cone measured by the area intercepted by the cone on a unit sphere whose center is the vertex of the cone
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First Known Use of SOLID ANGLE
circa 1704
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