angular size

collocation in English

meaningsofangularandsize

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angular
adjective
uk
/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lər/us
/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
having or relating to one or ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofangularandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theangularsizeof the rectangle was 35 11 min of arc.
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The galaxy's relatively largeangularsizeand relatively high surface brightness make it an object that can be viewed and imaged by amateur astronomers.
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He argued that the sun appeared farther away on the horizon than in the zenith, and therefore larger (since itsangularsizewas constant).
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The nebula disk has anangularsizeof, making it too small to be resolved with 1050 binoculars.
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Theangularsizeis much smaller than a rainbow, about 5 to 20, depending on the size of the droplets.
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One approach to this phenomenon posits a subjective correlate to the visual angle: the perceived visual angle or perceivedangularsize.
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Angularsizeillusions are contrasted with linear size illusions, in which two objects that are the same physical size do not appear so.
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Given the remnant'sangularsizeof 70 arcminutes on the sky, at this distance it has a physical diameter of.
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This leads to an increase in the apparentangularsizeand is responsible for the perceived magnification.
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The perceived size of an object of constantangularsizevaries with its perceived distance.
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The distance and theangularsizeof the object would then yield the actual size.
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One can therefore use their size, and theangularsizethat is measured to estimate their distance.
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Using these monocular cues in concert withangularsize, the eyes can perceive the distance of an object.
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Theangularsizeof the corona depends on the diameters of the cloud droplets - small droplets produce large coronae.
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With high enough temporal resolution even theangularsizeof the background star can be determined.
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Double rainbows are produced by two internal reflections withangularsizeof 50.5 to 54 with violet on the outside.
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Also, theangularsizeof the light source needs to be many times greater than the eye.
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It also is called the object'sangularsize.
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It is most often expressed as theangularsizeof the view cone, as an angle of view.
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At that distance, theangularsizeof the cluster corresponds to a diameter of about 10.4 light years.
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