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Definition of Slope
1. Verb. Be at an angle. "The terrain sloped down"
Specialized synonyms: Ascend, Stoop, Fall, Climb, Dip
Generic synonyms: Angle, Lean, Slant, Tilt, Tip
Derivative terms: Inclination, Inclination, Inclination, Inclination, Incline, Incline, Pitch
2. Noun. An elevated geological formation. "The house was built on the side of a mountain"
Specialized synonyms: Acclivity, Ascent, Climb, Raise, Rise, Upgrade, Bank, Bank, Camber, Cant, Canyonside, Coast, Declension, Declination, Decline, Declivity, Descent, Downslope, Fall, Escarpment, Scarp, Hillside, Mountainside, Versant, Piedmont, Ski Slope
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
Group relationships: Elevation, Natural Elevation
Derivative terms: Incline
3. Noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal. "A five-degree gradient"
Specialized synonyms: Grade, Pitch, Rake, Slant, Abruptness, Precipitousness, Steepness, Gentleness, Gradualness
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Definition of Slope
1. n. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
2. a. Sloping.
3. adv. In a sloping manner.
4. v. t. To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.
5. v. i. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
6. n. The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.
Definition of Slope
1. Noun. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. ¹
2. Noun. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward. ¹
3. Noun. (mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical. ¹
4. Noun. (mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point. ¹
5. Noun. The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run). For English units of measurement, when dimensions are given in inches, slope may be expressed as a ratio of rise to run, such as 4:12 or an an angle. ¹
6. Noun. (vulgar highly offensive) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent. ¹
7. Verb. To tend steadily upward or downward. ¹
8. Verb. (colloquial usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously. ¹
9. Verb. (military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slope
1. to slant [v SLOPED, SLOPING, SLOPES] - See also: slant
Medical Definition of Slope
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1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. " buildings the summit and slope of a hill." (Macaulay) "Under the slopes of Pisgah." (Deut. Iv. 49. (Rev. Ver))
A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slope
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