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English Dictionary: angle of incidence	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
angle of incidence n the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence Synonym(s): angle of incidence, incidence angle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incidence \In"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. incidence.] 1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. 2. (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. --Sir I. Newton. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Angle of incidence \Angle of incidence\ (A[89]ronautics) The angle between the chord of an a[89]rocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.