angle of depression

noun

The angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object below the horizontal.

Meanings

nounangle of depression (plural angles of depression)

plural angles of depression

  1. The angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object below the horizontal.

Translations

Finnish laskukulma
  • laskukulmaangle
Māori koki tāheke
  • koki tāhekeangle

Rhymes & wordplay

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