"angle of repose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angles of repose [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|angles of repose}} angle of repose (plural angles of repose)
  1. The steepest angle at which granular material can be piled without material sliding off of the pile. Wikipedia link: angle of repose
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