What does «goniometría» mean in Spanish?
- The science and technique of measuring angles, as well as constructing or plotting them. By extension, it also encompasses analytical trigonometry. Goniometry has been used since ancient times by humans and its formalization originates in the works of François Viète and Lagni. Goniometry is used in various areas such as astronomy (to calculate distances and sizes of bodies in space), geodesy (triangulation of the territory), mineralogy (measurement of angles in crystallography to define crystallization systems and identify crystals), biomechanics (analysis of movement based on the patient's joint mobility), mathematics (resolution of trigonometric ratios), etc.
- In medicine, goniometry allows the measurement of joint mobility, a fundamental step in the evaluation of patients with disabilities.