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单词 angle of repose
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Definition of angle of repose in English:

angle of repose

noun
  • The steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of loose material is stable.

    the angle of repose will vary locally according to the mechanics of shape and strength
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Piles of mine waste peak at uniform angles of repose.
    • The measured angle of repose increases as the subjective (angular vs. rounded) microscopic observation of angularity increases.
    • With little energy left at the top, we still had to descend, by the light of headlamps, 1,400 feet of a boulder field that had yet to settle on its angle of repose.
    • In a silence dense as water your eye picks up no movement but the sloughing of sand, seeking its angle of repose.
    • The Kelso sand dune habitat is composed of a continuum of inclines, that vary from flat to steep (up to 32°, which is the angle of repose for fine sand).
 
 

Definition of angle of repose in US English:

angle of repose

noun
  • The steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of a particular loose material is stable.

    the angle of repose will vary locally according to the mechanics of shape and strength
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a silence dense as water your eye picks up no movement but the sloughing of sand, seeking its angle of repose.
    • The measured angle of repose increases as the subjective (angular vs. rounded) microscopic observation of angularity increases.
    • The Kelso sand dune habitat is composed of a continuum of inclines, that vary from flat to steep (up to 32°, which is the angle of repose for fine sand).
    • Piles of mine waste peak at uniform angles of repose.
    • With little energy left at the top, we still had to descend, by the light of headlamps, 1,400 feet of a boulder field that had yet to settle on its angle of repose.
 
 
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