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Meanings of angle of repose in inglês

russo
угол естественного откоса
português
ângulo de repouso
catalão
angle de fregament intern
espanhol
angulo de rozamiento interno

(Of a granular material) steepest angle of descent or dip relative to the horizontal plane to which a material can be piled without slumping.

ângulo de repouso
Usage of angle of repose in inglês
1
His angle of repose makes him look even more childlike, hauntingly vulnerable.
Saving max
2
When thrown loosely in a heap, it assumed an angle of repose of about 45 degrees.
Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth / American Society ...
3
There was another rubble-heap on Holborn, so fresh that it was still sledding toward its angle of repose.
Quicksilver
4
Billions of ice crystals pay obeisance to the laws of physics as they meet, interlock, and come to rest at the angle of repose.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
The soil is massive and does not crumble like ours and seek the angle of repose; it gives way in masses like a brick wall.
Time and Change
6
Then, on Friday afternoon, when just enough snow had accumulated to upset the angle of repose on the slope above the team's bivy, everything slid.
Rock and Ice Magazine
7
With better lenses I could measure the Angle of Repose and calculate the force of her gravity.
Quicksilver
8
As to the questions of the relative thrust of materials under various angles of repose, and of the necessity of dividing by the tangent, etc.
Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth / American Society ...