direction angle
noun
: an angle made by a given line with an axis of reference
specifically
: such an angle made by a straight line with the three axes of a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
—usually used in plural
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In their earliest dances, the bees that had no guidance performed dances with more mistakes in their direction angles and in the distance encoding communicated by the vertical waggle run.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Direction angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direction%20angle. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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