inclined plane en · NOUN
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One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.
On this railway there were three inclined planes of the self-acting type, the full wagons pulling up the empty.
1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Fordell Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 188:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inclined planes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
ru наклонная плоскость (simple machine) · tl dahilig (simple machine) · pl równia pochyła (simple machine) · nl hellend vlak (simple machine) · de schiefe Ebene (simple machine) · fr plan incliné (simple machine) · ca pla inclinat (simple machine) · ro plan înclinat (simple machine) · ar المُسْتَوِي المائِل (simple machine) · id bidang miring (simple machine) · hu lejtő (simple machine) · bn আনত তল (simple machine) · hi आनत समतल (simple machine) · vi mặt phẳng nghiêng (simple machine) · cs nakloněná rovina (simple machine) · ml ചരിവുതലം (simple machine) · fi kalteva taso (simple machine) · new पाःलूगु समथर (simple machine) · ta சாய்தளம் (simple machine) · es plano inclinado (simple machine) · cmn 斜面 (simple machine) · ms satah condong (simple machine)