Angle of Repose

The maximum angle that a soil, sediment or other loose material can be placed or accumulate and be stable. The steepest slope angle in which particular sediment will lie without cascading down. The angle of repose varies for different types of materials and different moisture conditions.

Related terms:

• Dihedral angle
• angle of shear
• piedmont angle
• aspect angle
• low-angle fault
• angle of current
• deflection angle
• half-arc angle
• acute angle block
• gravity slope