1 anhedral | Definition of anhedral

anhedral

adjective
an·​he·​dral | \ (ˈ)an-¦hÄ“-drÉ™l\

Definition of anhedral

 (Entry 1 of 2)

anhedral

noun
an·​he·​dral | \ (ˈ)an-¦hÄ“-drÉ™l How to pronounce anhedral (audio) \
plural anhedrals

Definition of anhedral (Entry 2 of 2)

aeronautics
: the angle between a downwardly inclined aircraft wing and a horizontal transverse line The bottom wing had pronounced anhedral; the upper wing, dihedral.— William Hallstead, Air & Space/Smithsonian, Feb/Mar 2000

called also negative dihedral

First Known Use of anhedral

Adjective

1896, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1956, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anhedral

Adjective

an- + -hedral

Noun

an- + (di)hedral

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