slope
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(verb) be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" |
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Synonyms: incline, pitch |
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Related Words: angle, climb, dip, fall, lean, slant, tilt, tip |
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(noun) an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" |
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Synonyms: incline, side |
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Related Words: acclivity, ascent, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, formation, geological formation, geology, hillside, mountainside, raise, rise, upgrade |
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(noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal |
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Synonyms: gradient |
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Related Words: abruptness, gentleness, grade, gradualness, pitch, position, precipitousness, rake, slant, spatial relation, steepness |
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