Definition of Rising slope

1. Noun. The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises.

Exact synonyms: Rise, Upgrade
Generic synonyms: Grade
Derivative terms: Rise, Rise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rising Slope

risest
riseth
rish
rishi
rishis
risibilities
risibility
risibles
risibly
rising
rising action
rising damp
rising prices
rising slope (current term)
rising star
rising tide
rising trot
rising up
risings
risk
risk-free
risk-taking
risk appetite
risk arbitrage
risk benefit
risk capital
risk equalisation

Literary usage of Rising slope

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopaedia by Herbert Treadwell Wade (1922)
"... rising slope, fire can be kept up until the troops are within 60 yards. It must be borne in mind that the British gun, firing an 18-pound shrapnel, ..."

2. Physics by Balfour Stewart (1889)
"These will then rise into the eye of the observer in the directions BD, B'D',the falling slope of the ray AB being equal to the rising slope of BD, ..."

3. Physics by Balfour Stewart (1872)
"These will then rise into the eye of the observer in the directions BD, B'D',the falling slope of the ray AB being equal to the rising slope of BD, ..."

4. Physics by Balfour Stewart (1873)
"... B'D', the falling slope of the ray AB being equal to the rising slope of BD, and the falling slope of A B' equal to the rising slope of B'D'. ..."

5. Physics by Balfour Stewart (1873)
"These will then rise into the eye of the observer in the directions BD, B'D', the falling slope of the ray AB being equal to the rising slope of BD, ..."

6. Tactics by William Balck (1911)
"On a rising slope of 2 degrees the depth of the beaten zone is decreased by half, and on a downward slope of 1 degree increased by half. ..."

7. Tactics by William Balck (1915)
"On a rising slope of 2 degrees the depth of the beaten zone is decreased by half, and on a downward slope of 1 degree increased by half. ..."

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