angle of lead

[ leed ]
/ lid /

noun Physics, Electricity.

the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function is moving ahead of a second having the same period, as alternating voltage moving ahead of the alternating current.

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Words nearby angle of lead

angle of friction, angle of incidence, angle of iris, angle of jaw, angle of lag, angle of lead, angle of pitch, angle of polarization, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, angle of repose
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