slope
English Thesaurus
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | position, spatial relation, |
| definition | : | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | grade, |
| definition | : | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | pitch, rake, slant, |
| definition | : | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | gentleness, gradualness, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual (noun.attribute) |
2. an elevated geological formation (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | bank, |
| definition | : | sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | bank, camber, cant, |
| definition | : | a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | canyonside, |
| definition | : | the steeply sloping side of a canyon (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | coast, |
| definition | : | a slope down which sleds may coast (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | escarpment, scarp, |
| definition | : | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | hillside, |
| definition | : | the side or slope of a hill (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | piedmont, |
| definition | : | a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ski slope, |
| definition | : | a snow-covered slope for skiing (noun.object) |
3. be at an angle (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
| definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | ascend, |
| definition | : | slope upwards (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | stoop, |
| definition | : | sag, bend, bend over or down (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | slope downward (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | climb, |
| definition | : | slope upward (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | dip, |
| definition | : | slope downwards (verb.motion) |
4. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)
5. be at an angle (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | incline, ramp, |
| definition | : | an inclined surface connecting two levels (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | gradient, slope, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pitch, rake, slant, |
| definition | : | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | incline, side, slope, |
| definition | : | an elevated geological formation (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | angle of inclination, inclination, |
| definition | : | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | inclination, inclination of an orbit, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees (noun.shape) |
6. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)
7. be at an angle (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | incline, ramp, |
| definition | : | an inclined surface connecting two levels (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | gradient, slope, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pitch, rake, slant, |
| definition | : | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | incline, side, slope, |
| definition | : | an elevated geological formation (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | angle of inclination, inclination, |
| definition | : | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | inclination, inclination of an orbit, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees (noun.shape) |
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