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单词 angle of repose
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angle of repose


noun Geology.

the maximum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will remain in place without sliding.
Compare angle of slide.

Origin of angle of repose

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby angle of repose

angle of lag, angle of lead, angle of pitch, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, angle of repose, angle of rib, angle of roll, angle of slide, angle of torsion, angle of view
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British Dictionary definitions for angle of repose

angle of repose

noun

the maximum angle to the horizontal at which rocks, soil, etc, will remain without sliding
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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