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Colatitude


The polar angle on a sphere measured from the north pole instead of the equator. The angle phi in spherical coordinates is the colatitude. It is related to the latitude delta by phi=90 degrees-delta.


See also

Latitude, Longitude, Polar Angle, Spherical Coordinates, Zenith Angle

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Colatitude." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Colatitude.html

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