Meaning | A simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal. |
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Narrower | ramp, incline | An inclined surface connecting two levels |
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screw | A simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole |
wedge | Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them |
Broader | machine, simple machine | A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
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Spanish | plano inclinado |
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Catalan | pla inclinat |
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