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tilt
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tilt
(esp in medieval Europe)
a. a jousting contest
b. a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament

tilt [tilt]
(aerospace engineering)
The inclination of an aircraft, winged missile, or the like from the horizontal, measured by reference to the lateral axis or to the longitudinal axis.
(electromagnetism)
Angle which an antenna forms with the horizontal.
In radar, the angle between the axis of radiation in the vertical plane and a reference axis which is normally the horizontal.
(meteorology)
The inclination to the vertical of a significant feature of the circulation (or pressure) pattern or of the field of temperature or moisture; for example, troughs in the westerlies usually display a westward tilt with altitude in the lower and middle troposphere.
(optics)
The angle between the plane of a photograph from a downward-pointing camera and the horizontal plane.


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The pelvic tilt exercise helps to relieve backache which you may experience during labor, by strengthening your abdominal muscles.
You can do this by lying down with your back against the floor, as in the pelvic tilt.
Lying prone, trying to touch the chest with both knees and pelvic tilt are the most common exercises that are suggested at this stage.
 
 
 
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