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Moderateslope
The correct spelling is slope.
How to pronounce slope
/sləʊp/
nounIPA: /sləʊp/
Say it like: Slo-pe
The correct spelling is slope. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. For example: "I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."
Usage Examples
“I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.”
“The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.”
“The slope of this line is 0.5”
Meanings
noun
- 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 on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
- 4.The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a 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).
verb
- 1.To tend steadily upward or downward.
- 2.To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
- 3.(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
- 4.To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
adjective
- 1.Sloping.
adverb
- 1.Slopingly
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