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Angle of incidence

The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.

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noun
  1. 1

    The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.

  2. 2

    The angle, usually fixed, between the chord line of a wing or horizontal stabilizer and the axis of the fuselage, measured at the root.

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