A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them.
To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east.
A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound.
A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof.
The incline or rise of a roof. Pitch is expressed in inches of rise per foot of run, by the ratio of the rise to the span, or in degrees of rise from horizontal.
Size designation of monospaced fonts – based on typewriter and line printer technology. Also refers to the measurement of the number of characters to an inch.
The angle of the rafter to the horizontal, measured in degrees.
The inches, or fraction thereof, of vertical rise in 12 inches of horizontal run for inclined members. Usually expressed as 4/12, 8/12, etc. (Incline of the roof described as inches of rise over inches of run. Example: 5/12 is 5" rise over 12" run).
The vertical motion of a boat as its bow rises and falls; Compare to roll
An inclination or slope measured in degrees, or percent, or by the ratio of rise and run.
The slope of the roof, technically the ratio of span to height.
The degree of inclination/tilt referenced to level or zero degrees.
The angle or slope of the roof surface.
Number of printed characters per inch.
A fixed pitch font has the same set widths for all characters. With proportional pitched, the set widths vary from character to character.
The angle at which a roof slopes.
the upward or downward angle of the airplane in relation to the horizontal, when viewed from the side. Pitch is controlled by the elevators.
The amount of angle or slope used in concrete flatwork to disperse water. See slope.
The appropriate angle for the holes in a bowling ball to be drilled.
To plunge with alternate fall and rise of bow and stern, as when a ship passes over waves and into the hollow of the sea.
the line of b.s. a contractor gives a potential customer...or the angle at which a roof or other structure is measured. Since Americans are all born metric-deficient, we still measure pitch in twelfths of anything...silly, huh? Thus, a 'rise' (vertical view) of one foot with a 'run' (horizontal view) of twelve feet would be a pitch of 1:12 (pronounced 'one in twelve') A typical roof pitch is 4:12 up to as much as 12:12 (which would be equal to a 45 degree angle)
Angle at which holes are drilled in a bowling ball.
A thick, dark, sticky substance found in coal, wood, and petroleum. It is used to line the pots in which aluminum is made and to conduct electricity.
A term used to describe the angle of a roof. For example: A 4-12 pitch indicates that the roof rises 4” vertically for each 12” horizontally.
The angle of a roof, expressed in inches per rise over inches per run
black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wod tar, petroleum, etc. and used for water-proofing, roofing, pavements, etc.
The angle of a roof or rafters
The number of characters per inch measured horizontally.
Term used to describe Roof Slope and also short for Coal Tar Pitch.
The angle of the back part of the heel where it meets the sole, compared to the front part of the heel where it meets the sole. On a high-heeled shoe the pitch should be at a larger angle, in order to stabilize the heel.
term applied to the amount of a roof slope.
The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch. In scalable fonts, like Type 1 or TrueType, both point size and pitch can be scaled. Note that pitch scales in inverse proportion to point size. If a font is 10 pitch at 12 point, then it will be 5 pitch at 24 point, and 20 pitch at 6 point.
The distance that a propeller would theoretically screw itself through a soft solid like a screw as it was rotated through one revolution. The larger the angle of the blade the further it will screw itself along and the higher the pitch. This theoretical distance is offset by the fact that the propeller will slip slightly as it pushes the water.
The overall angle of incline or decline in a stair resulting from the rise & run. Also referred to as rake
The pitch of the aircraft whilst flying is controlled by the elevator. However, if the line of thrust of the power unit and/or angle of attack of the main wing are set incorrectly the pitch may also be a function of engine thrust. Pitch is the theoretical distance travelled along the axis of rotation of a propeller during one revolution.
The rise and fall of a vessel's bow that may happen during heavy seas.
A dark, sticky substance made from wood, coal, or petroleum.
1. (Rifling) the distance a bullet must travel in the bore to make one revolution. 2. (Grips) the angle that the front of the handgun grip makes with the line of sight. 3. A component used in making clay targets. 4. See Stock Dimensions.
The rise of a roof. Usually expressed as a fraction with inches of rise per twelve inches of run. Example: 4/12 pitch.
The number of teeth per inch in a saw blade.
The angle of a roof, measured from 0 degrees being "flat". Most roofs in southern California are less than 30 degrees, and are a good match to our local latitude (33 degrees north). Roof pitches are also designated as a ratio of "rise to run". For example, a 3:12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 3" for every 12" of horizontal distance, and corresponds to 14 degrees.
link The number of teeth on a saw blade per inch.
A ratio of the rise over the run of a sloping member of a truss.
Slope of roof - expressed as an angle or ratio
is a residue from the distillation of tars, which is liquid when hot and almost solid when cold.
rotational angle about horizontal x-axis, orthogonal to forward facing z-axis
The number of teeth per in. in a saw blade.
The exact count or number of lenticules per inch (LPI).
Slope (measured in degrees), of a roof.
The forward and backward rise and fall of the ship in rough water
The inclination or rake of a stair with or to a horizontal plane
drilling term –deviation from a horizontal plane is measured as pitch. When the drill is directed downward, the pitch is negative. When it is directed toward the surface, the pitch is positive.
(1) The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise, in feet, to the span, in feet. (2) A thick, oily substance commonly obtained from tar, used to seal out water at joints and seams. Pitch is produced from distilling coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum.
Height from the joist to ridge divided by rafter length, which translates to rise in inches per horizontal foot or ratio of pitch. Ratio is any portion up to full pitch (24" in 12"). French (Pente)
The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise, in feet, to the span, in feet. Also: roofing material made from coal tar pitch
The alternate rise and fall of a ship's bow which may occur when underway.
The rate at which a roof or other surface slopes.
Angular slope of truss chord measured in degrees.
The tangent of the angle between the roof surface and the horizontal. It is measured in inches per foot. For copper construction pitch is ranked as follows: Low Pitch: 3 to 6 inches per foot. Steep Pitch: 6 inches and higher per foot.
The angle in which a horizontal section of gutter is tilted to direct water toward a downspout.
Downward slope of a drain pipe in the direction of the water flow.
ratio of the rise of the roof to the span of the roof.
The angle of the roof slope, measured as "X" inches per 12" (x/12). Roof pitches commonly range from 4/12 to 8/12. To calculate a roof's pitch, place a carpenter's level positioned level on roof line, measure out 12" on the level, from that 12" point measure down to the roof line. This figure (i.e. 4" to 8") is the first number of the pitch.
Degree of roof incline, expressed as the ratio of the rise to the span, both measured in feet.
Slope of a roof usually expressed as a ratio.
Incline slope of a roof or the ratio of the total rise to the total width of a house. Roof slope is expressed in the inches of rise per foot of run (See Page 11 of the Technical Catalog for a visual reference).
The slope of a roof or other plane, often expressed as inches of rise per foot of run.
