angle of pitch

: the angle between two planes one of which includes the lateral axis of an airplane and the direction of the relative wind and the other of which includes the lateral and the longitudinal axes that in normal flight is measured between the longitudinal axis and the direction of the relative wind and that is positive when the nose of the airplane rises

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of angle of pitch was in 1913

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“Angle of pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angle%20of%20pitch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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