Incline, inclined, inclining, or inclination may refer to: *

Grade (slope) The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal. It is a special case of the slope, where zero ind ...

, the tilt, steepness, or angle from horizontal of a topographic feature (hillside, meadow, etc.) or constructed element (road, railway, field, etc.) *

Slope In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line is a number that describes both the ''direction'' and the ''steepness'' of the line. Slope is often denoted by the letter ''m''; there is no clear answer to the question why the letter ''m'' is used ...

, the tilt, steepness, or angle from horizontal of a line (in mathematics and geometry) Incline may also refer to: *

Cable railway Cable may refer to: Mechanical * Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof * Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a he ...

, a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope to haul trains **

Funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...

(or funicular railway, a type of cable railway), a cable railway in which a cable attached moves cars up and down a steep slope * Inclined loop, a feature found on some roller coasters *

Orbital inclination Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body. It is expressed as the angle between a reference plane and the orbital plane or axis of direction of the orbiting object. For a satellite orbiting the Ear ...

, the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body **

Inclined orbit A satellite is said to occupy an inclined orbit around Earth if the orbit exhibits an angle other than 0° to the equatorial plane. This angle is called the orbit's inclination. A planet is said to have an inclined orbit around the Sun if it has ...

, an orbit that does not lie on the equatorial plane *

Inclined plane 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 cla ...

, a flat surface whose endpoints are at different heights * Inclined rig, a method of rigging a sail to direct the force of the sails in such a way as to reduce heeling * Inclining test, a test that determines a ship's stability and the coordinates of its center of gravity * Inclined building, a building that was intentionally built at an incline * Inclined tower, a tower that was intentionally built at an incline * Inclining test, a test that determines a ship's stability and the coordinates of its center of gravity *

Incline, California Incline (formerly, Indian Flat) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Merced River and on the Yosemite Valley Railroad The Yosemite Valley Railroad (YVRR) was a short-line railro ...

* Manitou Incline, a hiking trail in Manitou Springs, Colorado

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