inclined plane
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The authors released a heap of the seeds down an inclined plane while a camera recorded their descent to analyze their speed and the dynamics of their movement.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
“It’s like fourth grade science class, when you learn about simple machines. The inclined plane, the pulley, and the OXO garlic press.”
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2022
Also, if the object is on an inclined plane, the normal force will always be less than the full weight of the object.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Dip slip fault: An inclined plane along which subsurface plates move.
From Time ● Mar. 13, 2014
He went on to consider what would happen if the second inclined plane were made shallower and shallower.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
