HyperDic: angle_of_incidence

English > 1 sense of the expression angle of incidence:
NOUNshapeangle of incidence, incidence anglethe angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
English > angle of incidence: 1 sense > noun 1, shape
MeaningThe angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence.
Synonymincidence angle
Narrowerangle of attackThe acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
critical angleThe smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
BroaderangleThe space between two lines or planes that intersect
Spanishángulo de incidencia
Catalanangle d'incidència

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict