incline

(noun)

A slope.

Related Terms

Examples of incline in the following topics:

  • Problem-Solving With Friction and Inclines

    • Combining motion on inclines with friction uses such concepts as equilibrium and contact force on an incline.
    • The incline plane has two contact or interface surfaces.
    • One is the incline surface, where the block is placed and the other is the base of the incline, which is in contact with the surface underneath.
    • If the block is being pushed up the incline the friction force points down the incline.
    • Where $\theta$ is the angle the incline makes with the horizontal.

  • Normal Forces

    • A more complex example of a situation in which a normal force exists is when a mass rests on an inclined plane.
    • and $\theta$ is the angle between the inclined surface and the horizontal.
    • A mass rests on an inclined plane that is at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal.

  • Satellites

    • Geocentric orbits may be further classified by their altitude, inclination and eccentricity.
    • Inclined orbit: An orbit whose inclination in reference to the equatorial plane is not zero degrees.
    • Therefore it has an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees.

  • Solving Problems

    • An object is launched from the base of an incline, which is at an angle of 30°.
    • Solution: In order to account for the incline angle, we have to reorient the coordinate system so that the points of projection and return are on the same level.
    • When dealing with an object in projectile motion on an incline, we first need to use the given information to reorient the coordinate system in order to have the object launch and fall on the same surface.

  • Forces in Two Dimensions

    • Free-body diagrams of an object on a flat surface and an inclined plane.

  • Orbital Maneuvers

    • Orbital inclination change is an orbital maneuver aimed at changing an orbiting body's orbit inclination (this maneuver is also known as an orbital plane change as the plane of the orbit is tipped).

  • Center of Mass and Translational Motion

    • Consider a ball rolling down an incline plane or a stick thrown into air.

  • Gyroscopes

    • ΔL and L add, giving a new angular momentum with direction that is inclined more toward the person than before.