1. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis); [syn: inclination, angle of inclination]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
angle of inclination
n 1: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line
(measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the
x-axis) [syn: inclination, angle of inclination]