inclined plane

a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal

• ramp, incline — an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
• screw — a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
• wedge — something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

• machine, simple machine — a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point