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angle of attack en · NOUN

Meanings

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.

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Synonyms

alpha · α · AOA · AoA

Translations (14)

bg ъгъл на атака (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · ro unghi de atac (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · ru у́гол ата́ки (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · tr hücum açısı (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · pl kąt natarcia (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · fi kohtauskulma (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · cs úhel náběhu (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · fr incidence (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · el γωνία προσβολής (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · ru у́гол набега́ния (angle between the plane of rotation of a wheel and the outer rail) · de Anstellwinkel (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · vi góc tấn (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) · fi kohtauskulma (angle between mid-sail and the direction of the wind) · sv anfallsvinkel (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it)