angle of inclination
- noun
- /ˈæŋɡəl əv ɪnˌklɪˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
ángulo de inclinación
- The angle of inclination was monitored by a reference goniometer affixed to the tilt table.
Examples
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In trigonometry, the angle of inclination helps to determine the slope of a line.
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Immersion depths can be varied by changing the angle of inclination, which results in variable pump capacity with a constant speed drive.
Academic text (1996) -
Its high-speed processor has been designed to calculate area, center of gravity, and angles of inclination from all 8 cameras in 33.3 ms.
Academic text (1995) -
The only difference between these two prehension modes is the angle of inclination of the thumb (25 degrees or 59 degrees).
Academic text (1995) -
The angle of inclination of the roof is crucial for proper water drainage.
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To find the height of the building, we measured the angle of inclination from the ground.
Synonyms
5
6.3
The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
How far an object leans from a straight up or straight across line
How Large
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
3.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
16
2.4
- Specialized
1
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
angle + of + inclination
The phrase's meaning is directly derived from combining 'angle' (a measure between lines) with 'inclination' (the degree of tilt); the 'of' construction simply links the two nouns. This compositional N-of-N structure is cross‑linguistically common (e.g. Spanish ángulo de inclinación) and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the geometric sense.
Etymology
Angle of inclination comes from the simple image of a line leaning up from the flat x-axis. Here angle is the space between the line and the axis and inclination means the line's 'lean', so the term tells how much the line rises from the positive x-axis.