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slope

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English (US)
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slope

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, slope is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofslope

1noun
  • An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

    Example: "I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."

  • The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

    Example: "The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."

  • 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.

    Example: "The slope of this line is 0.5"

  • The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.

    Example: "The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."

  • 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).

    Example: "The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater."

  • A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
1verb
  • To tend steadily upward or downward.

    Example: "The road slopes sharply down at that point."

  • To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

    Example: "to slope the ground in a garden;   to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"

  • (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

    Example: "I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."

  • To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

    Example: "The order was given to "slope arms"."

1adjective
  • Sloping.
1adverb
  • Slopingly

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