angle of incidence
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. Abbreviation: aoi: Compare angle of reflection.
(on an airplane) the angle, usually fixed, between a wing or tail root chord and the axis of the fuselage.
Chiefly British. angle of attack (def. 1).
Origin of angle of incidence
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How to use angle of incidence in a sentence
So the rise of Japanese adult film actress Sora Aoi is all the more remarkable.
After the festival was over Aoi returned to the Prime Ministers house in high spirits.
The N Plays of Japan | Arthur WaleyThe second example is thus of the angle in the center aei: And in the periphery aoi.
The Way To Geometry | Peter RamusAnd the Abbot ended, sadly and gently, without that wild "Aoi!"
Hereward, The Last of the English | Charles KingsleyLady Aoi saw him but seldom, and was constantly disquieted by his protracted absence from her.
Japanese Literature | Various
Strange to say, that from about the same time, Lady Aoi became ill, and began to suffer from spiritual influences.
Japanese Literature | Various
British Dictionary definitions for angle of incidence
the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence
another name for angle of attack
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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Scientific definitions for 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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