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.
A piercing needle would make a clean slice for a nose piercing, but a gun would use blunt-force trauma to force the earring through your nostril. Earrings are NOT as sharp as piercing needles. And not appropriate to wear in anything beside earlobes [would you really want a butterfly-back stud in your nose?].