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angle of repose definition

angle of repose

the maximum angle of slope at which sand, loose rock, etc. will remain in place without sliding, as on a hillside

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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