angle of incidence

Meaning

1. 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. The angle, usually fixed, between the chord line of a wing or horizontal stabilizer and the axis of the fuselage, measured at the root.

Synonyms

incidence angle

incident angle

attack

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incidence

striking angle

angle of arrival

entrance angle

projection angle

reference angle

rigging angle of incidence

attack angle

projecting angle

angle of projection

angle of attack

incidence yaw

angle of fall

Translations

Einfallswinkel

angle d’incidence

geliş açısı

ángulo de incidencia

ângulo de incidência

angolo d’incidenza

angle d’incidència

زاوية السقوط

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