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Chiefly Mechanics. The (usually fixed) distance between successive corresponding points or lines; spec. A measure of the angle of the blades of a…
a pitch of a propeller or screw which can be adjusted when it is at rest; frequently attributive.
the ratio of the slip of a propeller to its pitch.