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dihedral

Word definitions for dihedral in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dihedral angle is the upward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed-wing aircraft . "Anhedral angle" is the name given to negative dihedral angle, that is, when there is a downward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context mathematics English) Consisting of, relating to or contained between two plane surfaces. 2 (cx of a kite or an aeroplane English) Having wings that form a dihedral angle, especially when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180°. ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dihedral \Di*he"dral\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a seat, bottom, base, fr. ? to sit. Cf. Diedral .] Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. Of a kite or an a["e]roplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, ...

Usage examples of dihedral.

Zoyd described his inner feelings to Frenesi, having located her finally at the gigantic Dark Ocean Hotel, a towering dihedral wailful of 2,048 rooms with identical lanais cantilevered into blue space, all facing the Pacific.

The low wing had a 25-degree leading-edge sweep, a 3-degree dihedral from the roots, and low wing fences at midspan.

The forward wings locked with negative dihedral, the rear wings angled to form a ruddevator, and the five-bladed propeller whined, driving the butterflier in a shallow dive for the peninsula.

Stuka, the dihedral - gull-winged Junker 87 dive-bomber - was the most feared of all.

It seemed to be all engine, and, with the dihedral only on the lower wings, had a curious uneven look about it.

The forward wings locked with negative dihedral, the rear wings angled to form a ruddevator, and the five-bladed propeller whined, driving the butterflier in a shallow dive for the peninsula.

He hadnt understood a word of the mans discourse, which was all about eddies and chords and cambers and foils, dihedrals and the Bernoulli effect.

He hadn't understood a word of the man's discourse, which was all about eddies and chords and cambers and foils, dihedrals and the Bernoulli effect.

The old hands all believed that by screwing up the rigging wires and increasing the dihedral angle of the wings, they could put a few knots on their speed.

The vertical spine appears to be a dihedral with different illuminance on the two sides.