Etymology
Origin of dihedral angle
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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It is not necessary to dwell at length upon the dihedral angle, except to show the analogy between it and the plane angle.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
The locus of a point equidistant from the faces of a dihedral angle is the plane bisecting the angle.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
The wings of the 'Bat' formed a pronounced dihedral angle; the tips being raised 4 feet above the body.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
He had no ailerons nor wing-warping mechanism, but for lateral balance depended on the dihedral angle of the wings and upon suitable movements of his weight or of the vertical rudder.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
Generally speaking, however, the machines of the 1909-1912 period relied for what automatic stability they had on the principle of the dihedral angle, or flat V, both longitudinally and laterally.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
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