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Noun: polar coordinate
  1. Either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole

Derived forms: polar coordinates

Type of: coordinate, co-ordinate

Encyclopedia: Polar coordinate

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