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slope noun

  /sloʊp/ , /sləʊp/
  • An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
 pente, versant
  • (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.
  • (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.
 pente
  • The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
 pente, inclinaison
slippery slope
pente glissante, pente savonneuse
beginner slope
piste verte
ski slope
piste de ski
continental slope
talus continental
glide slope
pente
slope field
champ de tangentes
north-facing slope
ubac
south-facing slope
adret
water slope
pente d’eau
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