Slope — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an elevated geological formation

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈoʊp/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈəʊp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈəʊp/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈoʊp/.

Examples

he climbed the steep slope
the house was built on the side of a mountain
a five-degree gradient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gradient side pitch incline

Parts of Speech

noun	an elevated geological formation “he climbed the steep slope”
noun	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal “a five-degree gradient”
verb	be at an angle “The terrain sloped down”

Word Forms

slope	verb	be at an angle
incline	verb	be at an angle
slope	noun	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
incline	noun	an inclined surface connecting two levels
inclination	noun	(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
pitch	noun	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Neigung

eine erhöhte geologische Formation

🇫🇷French

pente

une formation géologique élevée

🇪🇸Spanish

pendiente

una formación geológica elevada

🇮🇹Italian

pendenza

una formazione geologica elevata

🇳🇱Dutch

helling

een verhoogde geologische formatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

declive

uma formação geológica elevada

🇷🇺Russian

склон

возвышенное геологическое образование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढलान

एक उन्नत भूवैज्ञानिक संरचना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঢাল

একটি উন্নত ভূতাত্ত্বিক গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

சாய்வு

ஒரு உயர்ந்த புவியியல் உருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాలు

ఒక ఎత్తైన భౌగోళిక నిర్మాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

उतार

एक उन्नत भूवैज्ञानिक निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢાળ

એક એલિવેટેડ ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્રીય રચના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಳಿಜಾರು

ಎತ್ತರದ ಭೂವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരിവ്

ഒരു ഉയർന്ന ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്ര രൂപീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਲਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚਿਤ ਭੂ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਗਠਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈھال

ایک بلند ارضیاتی تشکیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坡

升高的地质构造

🇯🇵Japanese

スロープ

隆起した地層

🇰🇷Korean

경사

높은 지질 구조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ dốc

sự hình thành địa chất nâng cao

🇹🇭Thai

ความลาดชัน

การก่อตัวทางธรณีวิทยาที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

lereng

formasi geologi yang tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

dalisdis

isang mataas na geological formation

🇲🇾Malay

cerun

pembentukan geologi yang tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنحدر

تكوين جيولوجي مرتفع

🇮🇷Persian

شیب

یک سازند زمین شناسی مرتفع

🇹🇷Turkish

eğim

yüksek bir jeolojik oluşum

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִדרוֹן

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