inclinator
Angled lift car
An inclinator is a small elevator that travels along an inclined track rather than vertically, typically installed on staircases or hillsides.
The term usually refers to a stairlift—a chair or platform that carries a person up and down stairs: After her hip surgery, she relied on the inclinator to reach the second floor.
Larger inclinators transport passengers up steep terrain, as at hillside homes or funicular railways.
Vertical conveyance between floors
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- stairliftMotorized seat for steps
- dumbwaiterSmall freight elevator
- platform liftVertical mobility device
wheelchair lift · mobility aid · vertical lift · cabin · shaft · installation · motorized · hydraulic
Rate of change across space
- gradeClassification by rank
- pitchFrequency of sound
- ascentUpward movement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
rise · decline · ramp · angle · steepness · declivity · acclivity · slant
Horizontal support bar
- trackPath or monitored route
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
motor · gearbox · counterweight · safety brake · landing · platform · guide rail · chain drive
elevator
Vertical conveyance between floors
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- stairliftMotorized seat for steps
- dumbwaiterSmall freight elevator
platform lift · wheelchair lift · mobility aid · vertical lift · cabin · shaft · installation · motorized · hydraulic
gradient
Rate of change across space
descent · rise · decline · ramp · angle · steepness · declivity · acclivity · slant · tilt
rail
Horizontal support bar
cable · motor · gearbox · counterweight · safety brake · landing · platform · guide rail · chain drive · belt drive
inclinatorvertical lift
Raising something straight up
elevator · lift · passenger elevator · freight elevator · dumbwaiter