ANGLE OF INCIDENCE


Meaning of ANGLE OF INCIDENCE in English

1. : angle of attack

2. : the angle that a line (as a ray of light) falling on a surface makes with a perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence — see glancing angle

3. : the angle between the chord of an airplane wing section and the longitudinal axis of the airplane, being positive when the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge

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