Word Request – What Is the Angle of the Direction of an Airplane Called?

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What do you call the angle of the direction of an airplane? I am thinking of "tilt" or "slant", but I am not if there's a more specific word for planes. I am thinking there's a more technical word for it, but I am not sure.

For example:

The pilot changed the tilt of the aircraft nose by pushing the
joystick forward.

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I believe these are the appropriate technical terms, and more can be read here. But an airplane has 3 angles that can vary, but the one you are specifically referring to is pitch.

The closest dictionary defintion I found was in CED:

the amount of slope, especially of a roof

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