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incidence angle vs angle of attack

angle of attack vs incidence angle

incidence angle and angle of attack both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incidence angle Yes No No No
angle of attack Yes No No No
As nouns, angle of attack is a hyponym of incidence angle; that is, angle of attack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incidence angle:
  • incidence angle: the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
  • angle of attack: the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
Other hyponyms of incidence angle include critical angle.
incidence angle (noun) angle of attack (noun)
the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
Difference between incidence angle and angle of attack

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