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Meaning
Noun
●
An area of
ground
that
tends
evenly
upward or downward.
●
The
degree
to which a
surface
tends
upward or downward.
●
In Mathematics:
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
.
●
In Mathematics:
The
slope
of the
line
tangent
to a
curve
at a given point.
●
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).
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A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
Verb
●
To
tend
steadily
upward or downward.
●
To form with a
slope
; to give an
oblique
or
slanting
direction
to; to
incline
or slant.
●
To
try
to
move
surreptitiously.
●
In Military:
To
hold
a
rifle
at a
slope
with
forearm
perpendicular
to the body
in front
holding
the
butt
, the
rifle
resting
on the shoulder.
Adj
●
Sloping.
Adv
●
slopingly
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Synonyms
Bank
Embankment
Gradient
Hill
Incline
Cant
Elevation
Grade
Slope
Tilt
Related
Incline
Curve
Steepness
Ramp
Hill
Angle
Ridge
Elevation
Hillside
Mountain
Walkway
Curvature
Skid
Surface
Curves
Trail
Path
Velocity
Topography
Staircase
Acceleration
Height
Bend
Coefficient
Terrain
Embankment
Amplitude
Graph
Sag
Taper
Topographic
Intercept
Slant
Altitude
Length
Overhang
Width
Road
Contour
Hypsometric
Plateau
Piste
Roof
Distance
Ledge
Tangent
Plot
Parabola
Magnitude
Thickness
Paddle
Cliff Face
Rock Face
Straight Line
Vert Ramp
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Rhymes
Ope
Hope
Mope
Pope
Soap
Soap
Cope
Nope
Dope
Rope
Tope
Lope
Slope
Trope
Elope
Scope
Grope
Agrope
Misanthrope
Forlorn Hope
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