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incidence angle

DEFINITIONS OF: incidence angle

1

n the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence

Synonyms:
angle of incidence
Types:
angle of attack
the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
critical angle
the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
Type of:
angle
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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