Angle Of Inclination (Noun)
Meaning
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis).
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The angle of inclination is used to describe the steepness of a given line in relation to the x-axis on a coordinate plane.
- When given the slope of a line, the angle of inclination can be determined by taking the inverse tangent of the slope.
- The angle of inclination is always measured in a counterclockwise direction from the positive half of the x-axis to the line in question.
- By finding the angle of inclination, you can determine the acute angle between two intersecting lines on a coordinate plane.
- The angle of inclination can be used to determine the orientation of a line in relation to the x-axis on a graph.