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Defenition of the word slope

    • Defenition of the word slope

      • The inclined surface of any part of the Earth's surface, as a hillslope; also, a broad part of a continent descending toward an ocean, as the Pacific slope. (Source: BJGEO)
      • To be at an angle; to move downwards.
      • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
      • be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
      • an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
      • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
      • an elevated geological formation
      • be at an angle

    Synonyms for the word slope

      • gradient
      • incline
      • pitch
      • side

    Meronymys for the word slope

      • elevation
      • natural elevation

    Hyponyms for the word slope

      • abruptness
      • acclivity
      • ascend
      • ascent
      • bank
      • camber
      • cant
      • canyonside
      • climb
      • coast
      • declension
      • declination
      • decline
      • declivity
      • descent
      • dip
      • downslope
      • escarpment
      • fall
      • gentleness
      • grade
      • gradualness
      • hillside
      • mountainside
      • piedmont
      • pitch
      • precipitousness
      • raise
      • rake
      • rise
      • scarp
      • ski slope
      • slant
      • steepness
      • stoop
      • upgrade
      • versant

    Hypernyms for the word slope

      • angle
      • formation
      • geological formation
      • geology
      • lean
      • position
      • slant
      • spatial relation
      • tilt
      • tip

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