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inclined plane

Also known as ramp, slope

tilted flat surface; flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load

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An inclined plane is a flat surface tilted at an angle with one end higher than the other. It makes it easier to move heavy objects up or down by spreading the effort over a longer distance, rather than lifting them straight up.

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Within Vinony's link graph, inclined plane is referenced by 296 other articles, and connects out to friction, wedge and trigonometric function.

It is catalogued under the topic Simple machines.

Its subject is documented across 76 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of: simple machine
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Encyclopedic overview

Wheelchair ramp, Hotel Montescot, Chartres, France Demonstration inclined plane used in education, Museo Galileo, Florence.

An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. The inclined plane is one of the six classical simple machines defined by Renaissance scientists. Inclined planes are used to move heavy loads over vertical obstacles. Examples vary from a ramp used to load goods into a truck, to a person walking up a pedestrian ramp, to an automobile or railroad train climbing a grade.

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