dihedral angle


nounGeometry.
  1. the angle between two planes in a dihedron.

Origin of dihedral angle

1
First recorded in1820–30

Words Nearby dihedral angle

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How to use dihedral angle in a sentence

  • The reason is that the flexible covering will be bowed back by the wind, forming an approximate "dihedral angle."

    Carpentry and Woodwork | Edwin W. Foster
  • The wings were fixed at a considerable dihedral angle, and the engine was a twenty-four horse-power Antoinette.

    The War in the Air; Vol. 1 | Walter Raleigh.
  • But in some machines to-day a modified dihedral angle is used, and with satisfactory results.

    The Aeroplane | Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper