incidence angle
English Thesaurus
1. the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | angle, |
definition | : | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | angle of attack, |
definition | : | the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | critical angle, |
definition | : | the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected (noun.shape) |
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