dihedral (Meaning)

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dihedral (a.)

Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal.

Of a kite or an aeroplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, esp. when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180

Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other.

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dihedral Sentence Examples

  1. In geometry, a dihedral angle is the angle between two intersecting planes or the angle between two faces of a three-dimensional figure.
  2. The dihedral angle between two planes is measured by the angle between their normal vectors.
  3. The dihedral angle between two faces of a polyhedron is measured by the angle between their normal vectors.
  4. The sum of the dihedral angles around a vertex of a polyhedron is \(360^\circ\).
  5. The dihedral angle between two planes can be acute, right, or obtuse.
  6. The dihedral angle between two faces of a polyhedron can be acute, right, or obtuse.
  7. The dihedral angle between two planes is supplementary if the sum of the angles is \(180^\circ\).
  8. The dihedral angle between two faces of a polyhedron is supplementary if the sum of the angles is \(180^\circ\).
  9. The dihedral angle between two planes is complementary if the sum of the angles is \(90^\circ\).
  10. The dihedral angle between two faces of a polyhedron is complementary if the sum of the angles is \(90^\circ\).

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Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal., Of a kite or an aeroplane, having wings that make with one another a dihedral angle, esp. when th

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In geometry, a dihedral angle is the angle between two intersecting planes or the angle between two faces of a three-dimensional figure.

The dihedral angle between two planes is measured by the angle between their normal vectors.

The dihedral angle between two faces of a polyhedron is measured by the angle between their normal vectors.

The sum of the dihedral angles around a vertex of a polyhedron is \(360^\circ\).