English Explanatory Dictionary

angle of attack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
  2. The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
  3. The angle between the plane of rotation of a wheel and the outer rail in the track curve.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, attack.

Word forms

angle of attack angles of attack

Synonyms

AOA α alpha
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