descent angle

BrE: /dɪˈsent ˈæŋɡəl/

Definition

Definition of descent angle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

Rare

angle between the horizontal and a path going downward

Rare

The pilot adjusted the descent angle to follow the landing guidance lights.
The engineer recalculated the descent angle to prevent overshooting the target site.
A shallow descent angle increased the time the spacecraft spent in the upper atmosphere.

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Expressions with descent

descent from grace

loss of status or respect

His descent from grace shocked everyone at the company.

descent into hell

journey into a place of suffering or despair

His life felt like a descent into hell.

descent into the abyss

transformation into a worse state

The novel depicts her descent into the abyss of madness.

line of descent

direct line of ancestry from an ancestor

The family's line of descent can be traced back to the 16th century..

trace one's descent back to

identify family lineage to a specific ancestor

She traced her descent back to a famous explorer.

descent rate

speed of downward movement over time, often measured for aircraft

The pilot reduced the descent rate before reaching the runway.

Expressions with angle

angle for

try to get something indirectly

She angled for a promotion by attending every meeting.

from every angle

adv.

in a way that shows something from all physical directions or sides

The car looks impressive from every angle on the showroom floor.

what's one's angle

exp.

asks what motive someone has for a particular action

You keep buying him gifts; what's your angle here?

angle for sympathy

tactic used to evoke others' pity or support

She used an angle for sympathy to gain support.

angle for attention

try to get noticed by others

She angled for attention by telling a dramatic story.

what is someone's angle on this

exp.

inquiring about someone's hidden motive or agenda

I wonder what his angle on this deal is.

what's someone's angle

exp.

questioning someone's hidden motives or intentions

I wonder what's his angle in helping us.

what's your angle

exp.

asking about someone's hidden reason or plan

What's your angle in helping me so much?

at an angle

adv.

in a slanted or tilted way, not straight

She held the picture at an angle.

get the right angle

position oneself correctly for a task

To take a good photo, you must get the right angle.

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French:angle de descente, ...
German:Sinkwinkel, ...
Italian:angolo di discesa, ...
Spanish:ángulo de descenso, ...
Portuguese:ângulo de descida, ...
Chinese:下降角, ...
Japanese:降下角, ...
Arabic:زَاوِيَة هُبُوط, ...
Hebrew:זׇוִויַת יְרִידָה, ...
Russian:угол снижения, ...
Ukrainian:кут зниження, ...
Hindi:अवतरण कोण, ...
Bengali:অবতরণ কোণ, ...
Catalan:angle de descens, ...
Czech:úhel klesání, ...
Danish:nedstigningsvinkel, ...
Dutch:daalhoek, ...
Greek:γωνία καθόδου, ...
Hungarian:süllyedési szög, ...
Khmer:មុំចុះ, ...
Korean:하강 각도, ...
Persian:زاویه نزول, ...
Polish:kąt zniżania, ...
Portuguese (BR):ângulo de descida, ...
Romanian:unghi de coborâre, ...
Swedish:nedstigningsvinkel, ...
Thai:มุมร่อนลง, ...
Turkish:iniş açısı, ...
Vietnamese:góc hạ, ...

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