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/ˈæŋgəl əv ˈɪnsədəns/ Listen

noun

Angle of incidence n. (Aeronautics) The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.

Incidence n.

A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an occurrence. (Obs.)

(Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface. "In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of refractions."

The rate or ratio at which something occurs; as, the incidence of murder in Los Angeles; the incidence of cancer in men over 50.

Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this angle.

Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.

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Etymology of 'Angle of incidence'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Angle of incidence" Quotes from Famous Books

... results of experiments on equal bulks of various liquids and transparent solids (thirteen in number, including spring, rain, and salt water; Spanish and Rhenish wine; vinegar; spirits of wine; oils and glass). The angle of incidence is 30 in each case; also the specific gravity of each substance is given. Then he discusses the reason why refraction takes place. Promises to write on the Rainbow; but will merely say at present that it is to be explained by the reflection on the ...

— Thomas Hariot • Henry Stevens

... Angle of Incidence—The angle which a line drawn from the leading to the trailing edge of the plane makes with the horizontal trailing angle between the tangent to the trailing edge of the plane and the chord or a line drawn from the leading to ...

— The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing - A Manual of Ready Reference • Joseph Triemens

... This projectile, when discharged, speedily assumes the vertical position, so that there is every probability that it will strike the ground fairly and squarely, although at the same time such an impact is not imperative, because it will explode even if the angle of incidence be only 5 degrees. It is remarkably steady in its flight, the balancing and the design of the tail frustrating completely any tendency to wobble or to ...

— Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War • Frederick A. Talbot

... bridge, and wonder how any humane parent could have permitted such a development to grow before his very eyes when by one quick and dexterous strike with a flat-iron it might have been remedied. He would look at the angle of incidence made by the sun's rays on one side of his nose and then at the angle of reflection on the other, and find himself lost in amazement that anything so thin could produce so ...

— Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York • Lemuel Ely Quigg