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All inclined plane synonyms

in·clined plane
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noun inclined plane

  • level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
  • slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
  • declivity — a downward slope, esp of the ground
  • height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
  • cant — a salient angle.
  • pitch — to smear or cover with pitch.
  • ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
  • upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
  • descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
  • gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
  • tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
  • lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
  • hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
  • inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • slant — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
  • plane — plane tree.
  • tangent — in immediate physical contact; touching.
  • downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
  • bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
  • acclivity — an upward slope, esp of the ground
  • ramp — a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of eastern North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers; eaten raw or used as a flavoring in cooked foods.
  • leaning — the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
  • climb — If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
  • obliquity — the state of being oblique.
  • adit — an almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage
  • grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
  • access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
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