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slope noun

  /sloʊp/ , /sləʊp/
  • An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
 Hang, Abhang, Steigung
  • The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
 Gefälle, Steigung
  • (mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
 Steigung
  • (mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
 Steigung, Ableitung, Gradient
  • 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).
 Dachschräge
  • (vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
 Schlitzauge, Schlitzi

slope verb

  /sloʊp/ , /sləʊp/
  • (transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
 ausschrägen

sloping adjective

  /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/ , /ˈsləʊpɪŋ/
  • Having a slope.
 schräg
Park Slope
Park Slope
nursery slope
Idiotenhügel
slippery slope
Dammbruchargument
ski slope
Skihang
downward slope
Gefälle
northern slope
Nordhang
eastern slope
Osthang
scree slope
Geröllhalde
southern slope
Südhang

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Park Slope
Park Slope
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