Portions of a Sphere

Definitions
[list][*][b][i][color=#6aa84f]Spherical cap[/color][/i][/b]: each of the two parts into which a spherical surface is divided by a secant plane.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#0b5394][/color][/i][/b][color=#6aa84f][b][i]Spherical [/i][/b][b][i]segment (one base)[/i][/b][/color]: each of the two parts into which a sphere is divided by a secant plane.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#bf9000]Spherical zone[/color][/i][/b]: the portion of a spherical surface included between two parallel secant planes.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#bf9000]Spherical segment (two bases)[/color][/i][/b]: the portion of a sphere included between two parallel secant planes.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#38761d]Spherical sector[/color][/i][/b]: the part of a sphere bounded by a spherical cap and the surface of a right circular cone whose base coincides with the base circle of the cap, and whose vertex is the center of the sphere.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#a64d79]Spherical lune[/color][/i][/b]: the intersection of a spherical surface with a dihedral angle whose edge (line of intersection of the planes) passes through the center of the sphere.[/*][/list][list][*][b][i][color=#a64d79]Spherical wedge (solid lune)[/color][/i][/b]: the intersection of a sphere with a dihedral angle whose edge passes through the center of the sphere.[br][/*][/list]
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