'Spherical excess' definitions:
Definition of 'Spherical excess'
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- Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus, Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]
- 1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular; orbicular; as, a spherical body. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to a sphere. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set. [1913 Webster]
- Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Though the stars were suns, and overburned Their spheric limitations. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
- Spherical angle, Spherical coordinate, {Spherical excess}, etc. See under Angle, Coordinate, etc.
- Spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere, especially of the circles described on its surface.
- Spherical harmonic analysis. See under Harmonic, a.
- Spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
- Spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is measured by the portion within the solid angle of the surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
- Spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
- Spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the sphere upon a plane. See Projection.
- Spherical sector. See under Sector.
- Spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. See under Segment.
- Spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each other.
- Spherical trigonometry. See Trigonometry. [1913 Webster] -- {Spher"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Spher"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spherical excess'
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- Excess \Ex*cess"\, n. [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc[`e]s. See Exceed.]
- 1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light. [1913 Webster]
- To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, . . . Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy. --Walsh. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation. [1913 Webster]
- Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. --Eph. v. 18. [1913 Webster]
- Thy desire . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other. [1913 Webster]
- Spherical excess (Geom.), the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle. [1913 Webster]