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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) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
 Ableitung, Gradient, Steigung
  • 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
  • (mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
 Steigung

slope verb

  /sloʊp/ , /sləʊp/
  • (transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
 ausschrägen
nursery slope
Idiotenhügel
slippery slope
Dammbruchargument
ski slope
Skihang
downward slope
Gefälle
northern slope
Nordhang
eastern slope
Osthang
scree slope
Geröllhalde
southern slope
Südhang
western slope
Westhang
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