angle of elevation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of angle of elevation
First recorded in 1780–90
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A football thrown by a quarterback has an initial speed of 70 mph and an angle of elevation of 30°.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
A telephone pole guy-wire has an angle of elevation of 35° with respect to the ground.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The angle of elevation measured by the first station is 35 degrees,
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
From this point, they find the angle of elevation from the street to the top of the building to be 39°.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
A Jesuit mathematician did the geometry calculations to determine the distance to a stockpile of gunpowder the Dutch had brought ashore and the angle of elevation at which the cannon should be set.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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