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The unit of solid angle adopted under the System International d'Unites
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steradian
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n. (context geometry English) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius ''r'' by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area ''r'' 2 . Symbol: sr
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n. the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: sr ]
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The steradian (symbol: sr ) or square radian is the SI unit of solid angle . It is used in three- dimensional geometry, and is analogous to the radian which quantifies planar angles . The name is derived from the Greek stereos for "solid" and the Latin ...
Usage examples of steradian.
A complete steradian sweep showed nothing the size of a spaceship out there.
But given that, and assuming that everything else goes linearly, the best guesstimate I can make says we get hit with everything emerging from a solid angle of one two-hundredth of a steradian of Alpha C.
That power radiated equally in all directions would be distributed over a sphere, which is divided into four pi units of solid angle called steradians.