slope
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward.
to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams.
to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment.
ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
inclination or slant, especially downward or upward.
deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
an inclined surface.
Usually slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs: the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Mathematics.
the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x-axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates.
the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of East Asian origin, especially a Vietnamese or other South Asian.
Idioms about slope
slope off, Chiefly British Slang. to make one's way out slowly or furtively.
Origin of slope
1synonym study For slope
usage note For slope
Other words from slope
- slop·ing·ly, adverb
- slop·ing·ness, noun
- un·sloped, adjective
- un·slop·ing, adjective
Words Nearby slope
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How to use slope in a sentence
In other words, the slope of the power spectrum was steeper.
Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries | Elizabeth Landau | February 8, 2021 | Quanta MagazineDon’t forget your soft goods, though—staying warm and dry on the slopes makes any day more fun.
Exercise has moved from the slopes and onto basement treadmills or stationary bikes, with a few squats and push-ups mixed in.
Why and how to plan next season’s epic ski trip | Rachel Walker | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostLuckily the best ski goggles offer anti-fogging technology to keep your goggles free of condensation and your vision sharply on the slopes.
Best ski goggles: What to look for in a pair you’ll love | Eric Alt | January 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceInstead, they searched for factors, such as wind speed and slope, that could help them predict a fire’s next move in real time.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests | Amy Nordrum | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Historically, conservatives treated the minimum wage as an affront to free labor and a step on a slippery slope towards statism.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage | Dmitri Mehlhorn | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSwiss leaders also dispel the “slippery slope” idea by repeatedly rejecting substantial minimum wage increases.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage | Dmitri Mehlhorn | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe slippery slope argument is a way of keeping the hands-off-the-Internet-entirely philosophy going.
Yes, there are signs that even hipsters are starting to prefer Central Park to Park slope.
Why the Upper East Side Is Now Cooler Than Brooklyn | Tom Teodorczuk | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNobody else thought that his patch, on a 60-degree angled slope, was viable as a vineyard.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI turned away from the bank and raced up a long slope to a saw-backed ridge that promised largely of unobstructed view.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIt lit up every ridge and hollow for two or three seconds, and showed me four riders tearing up the slope at a high run.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWe followed the upland past the end of the Stone till we found a slope that didn't require wings for descent.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAs we stepped from behind the rock three riders came into sight on the opposite slope of Lost River.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe lone pine on the stone cap of Gander Knob waved its farewell, and we clattered down the long slope into the great world.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for slope
/ (sləʊp) /
to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle
(intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course: many paths sloped down the hillside
(intr; foll by off, away, etc) to go furtively
(tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms)
an inclined portion of ground
(plural) hills or foothills
any inclined surface or line
the degree or amount of such inclination
maths
(of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x- axis
the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point
(formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder
US slang, derogatory a person from Southeast Asia, especially a Vietnamese
Origin of slope
1Derived forms of slope
- sloper, noun
- sloping, adjective
- slopingly, adverb
- slopingness, noun
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