dihedral angle

noun

: a figure formed by two intersecting planes

Illustration of dihedral angle

• dihedral angle D

Word History

Etymology

di- + -hedral

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dihedral angle

• disentangle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle
• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle
• untangle

Kids Definition

dihedral angle

noun

di·​he·​dral angle

(ˈ)dī-ˌhē-drəl-

: the angle between two intersecting planes