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dihedral

di·he·dral [ dī hdrəl ] (plural di·he·drals)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. angle made between surfaces: the angle contained between two planes that intersect, measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes

2. angle of an aircraft wing: the angle between an upwardly inclined aircraft wing and a horizontal line

[Late 18th century. <di-1 + Greek hedra "seat, base"]
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