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Angle of repose
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(Physics) the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.

See also: Repose



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Ultrasonic transducer design combined with patented echo processing techniques permits reliable level measurement of plastic powders and pellets where dust and high angles of repose are present.
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Weaving together a narrative of the past and present, Stegner's Western-set novel examines the angles of repose among his disparate characters, that point at which they finally come to a bruised acceptance of their lives as they actually are, as opposed to what they would wish them to be.
IN `ANGLE OF REPOSE,' STEGNER LOOKS WEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Ultrasonic transducer design combined with patented echo processing techniques permits reliable level measurement of plastic powders and pellets where dust and high angles of repose are present.
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