angle_of_incidence (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *angle of incidence*:
NOUN	shape	angle of incidence, incidence angle	the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence

Englishangle of incidence: 1 sense noun 1, shape
Meaning	The angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence.
Synonym	incidence angle
Narrower	angle of attack	The acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
Narrower	critical angle	The smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
Broader	angle	The space between two lines or planes that intersect
Spanish	ángulo de incidencia
Catalan	angle d'incidència

HyperDicEnglishANGLE ... angle of incidence