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dihedral

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dihedral
1. having or formed by two intersecting planes; two-sided
2. the figure formed by two intersecting planes
3. the upward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis

dihedral [dī′hē·drəl]
(aerospace engineering)
The upward or downward inclination of an airplane's wing or other supporting surface in respect to the horizontal; in some contexts, the upward inclination only.
(mathematics)


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SULT1E1 inhibitory potency correlated with the dihedral angle of the OH-PCBs.
The spacecraft also has a high dihedral effect, a tendency to roll in a side wind.
In the negative AOA region, dihedral effect (roll due to sideslip) reverses.
 
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