angle of attack

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noun

Also called, especially British, angle of incidence. Aeronautics. the acute angle between the chord of an aircraft wing or other airfoil and the direction of the relative wind.

Railroads. the angular attitude of a wheel flange to the rail, especially on curves.

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Origin of angle of attack

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby angle of attack

angled, angledozer, angledug, angle iron, angle of advance, angle of attack, angle of bank, angle of climb, angle of depression, angle of deviation, angle of dip

British Dictionary definitions for angle of attack

angle of attack

noun

the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed relative airflowAlso called: angle of incidence

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