angle of attack

Meaning

1. The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
2. The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
3. The angle between the plane of rotation of a wheel and the outer rail in the track curve.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, attack.

Synonyms

incidence angle

attack angle

incidence

angle of incidence

rigging angle of incidence

incidence yaw

attack

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