Inclination from the perpendicular: the rake of a jet plane's wings. 2. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied. 3. a. The angle at which a roof is inclined. b. The inclined edge of a pitched roof or the roof of a gable or dormer.
Dry it, and then put a new paper towel over the area. Clean your nose ring hoop as well as you can by washing it with antibacterial soap, if it isn't sterilized. It's best, though, if you have a piercing studio sterilize any new jewelry in an autoclave. An autoclave is the only way to ensure a nose ring's sterility. Drop your clean jewelry onto the workspace.
If you want to stretch more gradually and comfortably, you can wrap a nose ring with incremental layers of stretching tape. Just take out your jewelry, wrap it with a layer of stretching tape, re-insert it, give your piercing plenty of time to adjust to the new size and reinforce itself, and then repeat the process.