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