Definitions for: Slope


[n] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
[n] an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
[v] be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"



Webster (1913) Definition: Slope, n.
The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a
particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.


Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE.
slipen. See Slip, v. i.]
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.).

Note: A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity;
considered as ascending, an acclivity.

Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as,
parallel planes have the same slope.


Slope, a.
Sloping. ``Down the slope hills.'' --Milton.

A bank not steep, but gently slope. --Bacon.


Slope, adv.
In a sloping manner. [Obs.] --Milton.


Slope, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sloping.]
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.


Slope, v. i.
1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the
plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.

2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]

Synonyms: gradient, incline, incline, pitch, side

See Also: abruptness, acclivity, angle, ascend, ascent, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, climb, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downslope, elevation, escarpment, fall, fall, formation, gentleness, geological formation, geology, grade, gradualness, hillside, lean, mountainside, natural elevation, pitch, position, precipitousness, raise, rake, rise, scarp, slant, slant, spatial relation, steepness, stoop, tilt, tip, upgrade, versant

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