Slope Meaning and Definition


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Slope meaning

Word: Slope

How to pronounce: sləʊp

Noun

Definitions:

1. A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Example sentences: "He slithered helplessly down the slope"

2. A person from Asia, especially Vietnam or elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Example sentences: "The garden sloped down to a stream"


Synonyms:

mountainside

hillside

downslope

hill

sidehill

declivity

slant

inclination

obliquity

downward slope

bias

gradient

bevel

incline

pitch

grade

declination

acclivity

cant

upgrade

rake

tilting

scarp

escarpment

steepness

transconductance

steep

downhill

descent

ramps

clivus

ramp

tilt

lean

slope coefficient

angular coefficient

uphill

side

bank

flank

oblique

skew


Derivations:

sloping

sloped

slop


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Slope in Other Languages...

Spanish: Pendiente

German: Piste

French: Pente

Italian: Pendio

Turkish: Yamaç


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