OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11825

slope

/sloʊp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuesta • declividad • declivio • ladera • pendiente • repecho • riba • ribazo • vertiente
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.
a steep slope
desnivel • espueda • inclinación • ribazo • talud • terraplén
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.
inclinación • pendiente
The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.
pendiente
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).
The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.
chuequito • ojo chueco
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
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