"angle of attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angles of attack [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|angles of attack}} angle of attack (plural angles of attack)
  1. (aeronautics) 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. Categories (topical): Aeronautics Translations (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it): úhel náběhu [masculine] (Czech), kohtauskulma (Finnish), incidence [feminine] (French), Anstellwinkel [masculine] (German), γωνία προσβολής (gonía prosvolís) [feminine] (Greek), kąt natarcia (Polish), unghi de atac [neuter] (Romanian), у́гол ата́ки (úgol atáki) (Russian), attackvinkel [common-gender] (Swedish), hücum açısı (Turkish)
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  2. (nautical) The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (angle between mid-sail and the direction of the wind): kohtauskulma (Finnish)
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  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, attack. Synonyms: AOA [abbreviation], AoA [abbreviation], α, alpha
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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