slope

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /sloʊp/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sləʊp/

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Noun

Singular slope

Plural slopes

A big slope with snow on it, with many people using it to ski.

The slope of the line is the length $\Delta y$ divided by the length $\Delta x$.

1. A slope is one side of a hill.

   We will have to climb up this slope to get to the top of the hill.

2. (mathematics) The slope of a line is how far up it goes divided by how far along it goes.
   • Synonym: gradient
3. (vulgar) A slope is an extremely offensive word for an Asian.

Verb

Plain form slope

Third-person singular slopes

Past tense sloped

Past participle sloped

Present participle sloping

1. If something slopes, it goes either up or down.

   The hill slopes down at this point.