angle of repose |
the greatest angle of incline at which sand, stones, soil, or the like will not slide or roll downhill. |
ascent |
an upward path or incline. [1/4 definitions] |
bob1 |
to incline or dip one's body as a sign of respect; curtsy or bow. [1/4 definitions] |
cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
cant2 |
a slanting line, edge, or surface, esp. one deviating from the horizontal or vertical; slope; incline. [1/5 definitions] |
clinometer |
an instrument used to measure the angle of an incline. |
decline |
to slope or incline downward. [1/10 definitions] |
descend |
to incline downward; slope. [1/7 definitions] |
dispose |
to make willing or make open to; incline. [1/4 definitions] |
downhill |
a descending slope or incline. [1/5 definitions] |
fancy |
to incline toward believing; suppose. [1/14 definitions] |
glacis |
a gradual slope or incline. |
gradient |
the amount by which an incline deviates from the horizontal; slope. [2/4 definitions] |
lean1 |
to bend or incline. [2/7 definitions] |
monoclinal |
of, pertaining to, or designating a geological formation in which rock strata incline in one direction. [1/2 definitions] |
monocline |
a rock formation in which the rock strata incline in only one direction; monoclinal. |
perpendicular |
a nearly vertical or very steep incline, as on a mountainside. [1/7 definitions] |
pinball machine |
an amusement machine played by driving a metal ball up an incline with mechanical levers, the object being to keep the ball in play to score points by hitting various bars and pins. |
pitch1 |
to incline in a downward direction; slope. [1/23 definitions] |
predetermine |
to influence one in the direction of; incline one toward. [1/3 definitions] |
rake3 |
to slant away from a vertical or horizontal line; incline. [1/4 definitions] |