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steradian

/stəˈɹeɪ.diən/

steradian noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r². Symbol: sr.

Noun

steradian (plural steradians)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r². Symbol: sr
    Synonyms:
    sr

steradian meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

steradian in Tamil

திண்மவாரையன்

steradian in Malay

derived unit of solid angle
steradian

steradian in Indonesian

derived unit of solid angle
steradian

steradian in Thai

derived unit of solid angle
สเตอเรเดียน sa-təə-ree-dîian

Synonyms of steradian

Forms of steradian

pluralsteradians

Origin of steradian

ste(reo) + radian

Questions about steradian

What does steradian mean?
Steradian means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r². Symbol: sr.
What is steradian in Tamil?
Steradian in Tamil is திண்மவாரையன். See Steradian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steradian?
Steradian is a noun.
How do you pronounce steradian?
Steradian is pronounced /stəˈɹeɪ.diən/.
What is the plural of steradian?
The plural of steradian is steradians.

Words near steradian in the dictionary

  1. stepwife
  2. stepwise
  3. stepwisely
  4. stepwives
  5. stepwork
  6. steradian
  7. steradiancies
  8. steradiancy
  9. steradians
  10. sterane
  11. steranes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steradian (page history and authors); steradian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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