angle of lead: Meaning and Definition of

an'gle of lead'

Pronunciation: (lēd), [key]
— Physics, Elect. Physics,Elect.
  1. the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function is moving ahead of a second having the same period, as alternating voltage moving ahead of the alternating current.
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