angular diameter

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angular
adjective
uk
/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lər/us
/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
having or relating to one or ...
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diameter
noun[C or U]
uk
/daɪˈæm.ɪ.tər/us
/daɪˈæm.ə.t̬ɚ/
(the length of) a straight line that reaches from one point on the edge of a round shape or object, through its centre, to a point on the ...
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(Definition ofangularanddiameterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To map the receptive field, a small spot of 20 minangulardiameterwas used.
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They are about 6 degrees inangulardiameter.
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For instance, for a smallangulardiameter, a moving sphere remains circular and is rotated.
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The measuredangulardiameterof this star, after correction for limb darkening, is.
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The interferometer-measuredangulardiameterof this star is.
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If viewed from a distance of 1 astronomical unit, it would span anangulardiameterof 35 and shine at magnitude 38.
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The measuredangulardiameterof this star is.
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But the object may have a known physical size (perhaps it is similar to a closer object with known distance) and a measurableangulardiameter.
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For extragalactic lenses, these must beangulardiameterdistances.
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The measuredangulardiameter, after correction for limb darkening, is.
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In astronomy, the most common use of such an astronomical interferometer is to determine the apparentangulardiameterof a radio source or star.
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From this distance, the sun'sangulardiameteris reduced to one and a quarter arcminutes across.
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Theangulardiameterof the star is estimated as.
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By then comparing the physical radius to theangulardiametermeasured on the sky, the distance to the maser may be determined.
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Astronomers also measure the "apparent size" of objects as anangulardiameter.
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At this distance from the sun, the sun'sangulardiameteris reduced to a tiny disk about 2 arcminutes across.
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The estimatedangulardiameterof this star is about 0.92 mas.
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The measuredangulardiameterof the primary star is.
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Theangulardiameterdistance depends on the assumed cosmology of the universe.
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