angle of pitch

noun

Aeronautics.

the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.

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Endless Screw, a mechanical contrivance, consisting of a screw the thread of which gears into a wheel with skew teeth, the obliquity corresponding to the angle of pitch of the screw.