| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. (Geod.), one which a descending line makes with a horizontal plane.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: ANGLE OF DEPRESSION
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Angle of depression | (Geod.), one which a descending line makes with a horizontal plane. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ANGLE OF DEPRESSION
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Angle of depression | Aerospace | The angle in a vertical plan between the local horizontal and a descending line. Also called depression angle. See angle of elevation. (references) | |
| Angle of depression | Military | 1. The angle in a vertical plane between the horizontal and a descending line. 2. In air photography, the angle between the optical axis of an obliquely mounted air camera and the horizontal. Also called depression angle. See also tilt angle. (references) | |
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