dihedral

American  

[dahy-hee-druhl] / daɪˈhi drəl /

adjective

1. having or formed by two planes.

2. of or relating to a dihedron.

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noun

1. dihedron.

2. Aeronautics. the angle at which the right and left wings or the halves of any other horizontal surface of an airplane or the like are inclined upward or downward.

dihedral British  

/ daɪˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

1. having or formed by two intersecting planes; two-sided

   a dihedral angle

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noun

1. Also called: dihedron.   dihedral angle.  the figure formed by two intersecting planes

2. the US name for corner

3. the upward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis Compare anhedral

dihedral Scientific  

/ dī-hē′drəl /

1. Formed by a pair of planes or sections of planes that intersect.

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Etymology

Origin of dihedral

First recorded in 1790–1800; di- ¹ + -hedral

Example Sentences

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dihedral

Once you have effortlessly raised the wonderfully balanced dihedral door, you are presented with the task of awkwardly sliding yourself into the form fitting driver’s seat.

From The Verge ● Dec. 29, 2017

To get proper stability, he explained, they should be set at a slight angle, the "dihedral" of a modern airplane.

From Time Magazine Archive

They gathered in little groups, talking in terms of dihedral, torque, centre-of-gravity, drag, wing-loading, etc., etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soaring in the skies above Rome is not Christ but Marcello Mastroianni, all 154 pounds of him up there flying on a string like a great dihedral kite.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wings were set at a dihedral angle, that is, they were bent upwards at the tips; and fore-and-aft stability was secured by a smaller pair of wings just in front of the airscrew.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh