Preferred Label : solid angle;
Detailed label : solid angle, Ω, ω;
IUPAC definition : Of a cone, the ratio of the area cut out on a spherical surface (with its centre at
the apex of that cone) to the square of the radius of the sphere. It is a quantity
of dimension one (dimensionless quantity) with unit steradian (sr 1).;
Origin ID : S05732;
See also
Of a cone, the ratio of the area cut out on a spherical surface (with its centre at
the apex of that cone) to the square of the radius of the sphere. It is a quantity
of dimension one (dimensionless quantity) with unit steradian (sr 1).