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angle of incidence
noun
1.
Also called incidence. Optics, Physics. 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.
2.
(on an airplane) the angle, usually fixed, between a wing or tail root chord and the axis of the fuselage.
3.
Chiefly British. angle of attack (def. 1).
Origin:
1620–30
1620–30
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Angle of incidence
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World English Dictionary
| angle of incidence | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence |
| 2. | another name for angle of attack |
| 3. | Also called: rigging angle of incidence the angle between the chord line of an aircraft wing or tailplane and the aircraft's longitudinal axis |
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Science Dictionary
| angle of incidence
The angle formed by a ray or wave, as of light or sound, striking a surface and a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of impact. |
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