slope

Meaning

1. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
2. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
3. The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
4. The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
5. 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).
6. A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

become lower

lean to one side

angular coefficient

side of hill

angle of dip

slanting surface

be partial to

grade of slope

slope gradient

falling gradient

degree of slope

flank of a hill

absoluteness

angle of inclination

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sloʊp/

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

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