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sloping
slope S0480300 (slōp)v. sloped, slop·ing, slopes v.intr.1. To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline: a roof that slopes. See Synonyms at slant.2. To move or walk: "Without another word he turned and sloped off down the driveway" (Roald Dahl).v.tr. To cause to slope: sloped the path down the bank.n.1. An inclined line, surface, plane, position, or direction.2. A stretch of ground forming a natural or artificial incline: ski slopes.3. a. A deviation from the horizontal.b. The amount or degree of such deviation.4. Mathematics a. The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.b. The tangent of the angle of inclination of a line, or the slope of the tangent line for a curve or surface.5. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
[Probably from Middle English aslope, sloping.]
slop′er n.slop′ing·ly adv.sloping- pitched - Describing a "steeply downward sloping" roof built at an angle.
- fastigiate - Means "sloping up to a point."
- slalom - From Norwegian sla, "sloping," and lam, "track."
- squint - Short for the obsolete asquint, which may have come from Dutch schuin, "sideways, sloping."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  sloping - having an oblique or slanted directionaslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, diagonalinclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" | | 2. | sloping - having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"gradual - (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope" |
slopingadjective slanting, leaning, inclined, inclining, oblique, atilt the gently sloping beachTranslationsslope (sləup) noun1. a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant. The floor is on a slight slope. 傾斜 倾斜2. a surface with one end higher than the other. The house stands on a gentle slope. 斜面 斜面 verb to be in a position which is neither level nor upright. The field slopes towards the road. 傾斜 倾斜ˈsloping adjectivea sloping roof. 傾斜的 倾斜的EncyclopediaSeeslopesloping
Related to sloping: sloppingSynonyms for slopingadj slantingSynonyms- slanting
- leaning
- inclined
- inclining
- oblique
- atilt
Synonyms for slopingadj having an oblique or slanted directionSynonyms- aslant
- aslope
- slanted
- slanting
- sloped
- diagonal
Related Wordsadj having a slanting form or directionRelated Words |