极坐标

極座標

jízuòbiāo

noun

Meanings

1 polar coordinates (math.)
2 polar coordinate system

Characters

to sit; (here) seat / position

mark; indicator

Examples

把这个点的直角坐标转换成极坐标。

Bǎ zhège diǎn de zhíjiǎo zuòbiāo zhuǎnhuàn chéng jízuòbiāo.

Convert this point's Cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates.

极坐标用半径和角度来描述位置。

Jízuòbiāo yòng bànjìng hé jiǎodù lái miáoshù wèizhì.

Polar coordinates describe a position with a radius and an angle.

Tips

memory

极 here means 'pole' (as in north/south pole), the fixed reference point. 坐标 means 'coordinates.' So 极坐标 = 'pole coordinates' — exactly the English term.

Stroke Order

极 jí

坐 zuò

标 biāo