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ANGLE ATTACK [5 records]

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Record 1 2021-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

The angle at which [a] snowplow blade hits the ground.

CONT

Park the vehicle on a level surface and lower the plow completely. If the plow is not flush against the ground, adjust the angle of attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

[Le bras réglable du harnais d'accouplement permet] d'ajuster l'angle d'attaque de la lame pour un meilleur déneigement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

When otter trawling, the vessel tows the doors, which are set at an angle of attack to the towing direction, ahead of the net to provide the outward force necessary to spread the wings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Un équilibre doit être trouvé pour chaque gréement de pêche. Cet équilibre entre écartement/traînée dépend de l'angle d'attaque ou «d'incidence» […] formé entre la direction de remorquage et la direction du panneau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
CONT

Una de las características más importante de la forma de los anzuelos para la captura es su ángulo de ataque, el cual es la inclinación de la posición que el anzuelo presenta en el instante en que el pez es capturado.

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Record 3 2014-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

The angle between a suitable reference line in a body (such as the axis of a body of revolution or the chord line of a wing) and the projection of the velocity relative to the ambient undisturbed relative airflow air on to the plane of symmetry.

CONT

The angle at which the airfoil meets the relative airflow is called the angle of attack. As the angle of attack is increased, the changes in pressure over the upper and lower surfaces and the amount of downwash (i.e. air deflected downward) increase up to a point (the stalling angle). Beyond this angle, they decrease.

OBS

The angle of attack should not be confused with the angle of incidence.

OBS

angle of attack: term standardized by ISO and the British Standards Institution (BSI); term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

L'angle auquel le profil aérodynamique rencontre l'écoulement d'air relatif s'appelle l'angle d'attaque. Quand on augmente l'angle d'attaque, les variations de pression (au-dessus et en dessous de l'aile), de même que la quantité d'air repoussé vers le bas augmentent et cela, jusqu'à un certain point (angle de décrochage). Au-delà de cet angle, elles diminuent.

OBS

angle d'attaque : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

angle d'attaque; incidence : termes normalisés par l'ISO et uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
OBS

ángulo de ataque; ángulo de incidencia: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

In ripping, the angle between the feed direction, or fiber direction if this is different, and the front of the tooth; generally expressed as [phi].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Angle formé par la direction du fil et la face d'attaque de la dent de la scie.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

Technique/tactics - throwing events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

Technique/tactique - lancers.

Spanish

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