inclined plane

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   a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal

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Questions about inclined plane

What does inclined plane mean?

inclined plane means "a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal".

Is inclined plane a common word?

inclined plane is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.