polar coordinates
- IPA[ˈpōlər kōˈôrdəˌnāts]
- a pair of coordinates locating the position of a point in a plane, the first being the length of the straight line (r) connecting the point to the origin, and the second the angle (θ) made by this line with a fixed line.;the coordinates in a three-dimensional extension of this system.
noun: polar coordinate, plural noun: polar coordinates