CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	A system of curvilinear coordinates in which the position of a point in space is determined by (a) its perpendicular distance from a given line, (b) its distance from a selected reference plane perpendicular to this line, and (c) its angular distance from a selected reference line when projected onto this plane. The coordinates thus form the elements of a cylinder, and, in the usual notation, are written, r, , and z where r is the radial distance from the cylinder's axis z, and is the angular position from a reference line in a cylindrical cross section normal to z. Also called cylindrical polar coordinates, circular cylindrical coordinates. See polar coordinates.The relations between the cylindrical coordinates and the rectangular Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) are x = r cos , y = r sin , z = z. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		armens geometri angivet med cylindriske koordinater (arm geometry with cylindrical coordinates). (various references)

Dutch		armgeometrie met cilindrische coördinaten (arm geometry with cylindrical coordinates). (various references)

French		géométrie du bras � coordonnées cylindriques (arm geometry with cylindrical coordinates). (various references)

German		Geometrie des Armes nach Zylinderkoordinaten (arm geometry with cylindrical coordinates). (various references)

Italian		geometria del braccio a coordinate cilindriche (arm geometry with cylindrical coordinates). (various references)

Pig Latin		ylindricalcay oordinatescay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Specialty Definition: CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES