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angle of incidence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
an-gle of in-ci-dence
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.

noun

The angle, usually fixed, between the chord line of a wing or horizontal stabilizer and the axis of the fuselage, measured at the root.

Inflected Forms

angles of incidence (plural)

Synonyms

angle of attack incidence angle

Questions

What does angle of incidence mean?
The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.

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