negative angle

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• negative angle — noun : an angle generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen usually clockwise direction * * * negative angle noun One generated by a straight line moving clockwise • • • Main Entry: ↑negate * * * negative angle, Mathematics. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• Angle — This article is about angles in geometry. For other uses, see Angle (disambiguation). Oblique angle redirects here. For the cinematographic technique, see Dutch angle. ∠, the angle symbol In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays… …   Wikipedia

• angle of roll — The angle that the lateral body axis of an aircraft, or any similar body, makes with the selected reference plane in rolling. It is usually the angle between the lateral axis and a horizontal plane. The angle of roll is considered positive if the …   Aviation dictionary

• negative — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal < received a negative answer >; also marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive < the negative motivation of shame Garrett Hardin > b. (1)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• angle of elevation — The angle in a vertical plane between the local horizontal and an ascending line, as from an observer to an object. A negative angle of elevation is usually called an angle of depression …   Aviation dictionary

• Angle de fleche — Angle de flèche L angle de flèche relativement élevé, noté α sur ce schéma, d un Boeing 707. L angle de flèche désigne l angle formé entre le lieu des points situés au quart avant des corde de profil et le plan transversal de l avion. Quand ce… …   Wikipédia en Français

• angle — [ ɑ̃gl ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. angulus 1 ♦ Cour. Saillant ou rentrant formé par deux lignes ou deux surfaces qui se coupent. ⇒ arête, coin, encoignure, renfoncement. À l angle de la rue. Former un angle, être en angle. La maison qui fait l angle,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Negative thermal expansion — (NTE) is a physicochemical process in which some materials contract upon heating rather than expanding as most materials do. Materials which undergo this unusual process have a range of potential engineering, photonic, electronic, and structural… …   Wikipedia

• Angle of loll — is a term used to describe the state of a ship which is unstable when upright (ie: has a negative GMt) and therefore takes on an angle of heel to either port or starboard. [Kemp, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea , 1976, p. 494] [cite web …   Wikipedia

• Negative index metamaterials — A negative index metamaterial causes light to refract, or bend, differently than in more common positive refractive index materials. Negative index metamaterials or negative index materials (NIM) are artificial structures where the refractive… …   Wikipedia

• Negative frequency — The concept of negative and positive frequency can be as simple as a wheel rotating one way or the other way.[citation needed] A signed value of frequency indicates both the rate and direction of rotation.[citation needed] The rate is expressed… …   Wikipedia