English Dictionary: dihedral angle | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. {Dihedral angle}, the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes. |