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Rake (angle)

Rake describes the angle made by a sloped surface with respect to a horizontal or vertical reference. The usages of this term include:A motorcycle or bicycle fork rake, the angle at which the forks are angled down towards the ground Rake angle in machining and sawing, the angle of a cutting head Rake (geology), the angle at which one rock moves against another in a geological fault Rake (theatre), the slope of a stage angled towards the audience for a better view

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Rake describes the angle made by a sloped surface with respect to a horizontal or vertical reference. The usages of this term include:

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