Definition of Glancing. Meaning of Glancing. Synonyms of Glancing

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Definition of Glancing

Glancing
Glancing Glan"cing, a. 1. Shooting, as light. When through the gancing lightnings fly. --Rowe. 2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot.

Meaning of Glancing from wikipedia

- intentionally or unconsciously done in a quick, subtle, or hidden way. "Glancing" and "glimpsing" are terms that imply looking at things in a subtle way...
- 90-degree complement to the angle of incidence is called the grazing angle or glancing angle. Incidence at small grazing angles is called "grazing incidence."[citation...
- Glancing Madly Backwards is an album by Swedish progressive rock band Qoph. Released in May 2014, the album contains unreleased and hard-to-find tracks...
- Look up angle of incidence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Angle of incidence is a measure of deviation of something from "straight on" and may refer...
- of Earth's m****, named Theia, collided with Earth. It hit Earth with a glancing blow and some of its m**** merged with Earth. Between approximately 4.0...
- slightly less than 1, and therefore total external reflection can happen at a glancing angle. It is called external because the light bounces off the exterior...
- biographical details on Nashe which would otherwise not be known, and makes a glancing reference to the rising Cambridge satirist, Joseph Hall. The Trimming of...
- sighted the iceberg. Unable to turn quickly enough, the ship suffered a glancing blow that buckled the steel plates covering her starboard side and opened...
- in the movie shows both actresses p****ing in the supermarket and just glancing at one another. Baldwin appeared in the 1987 made-for-TV sequel The Stepford...
- identify; on one occasion he correctly guessed the record without even glancing at it. Newkirk, Greg (August 7, 2012). "Extraordinary Occurrences: The...