slope

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an elevated geological formation
  2. noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
  3. verb be at an angle

Etymology

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

In classic literature

Synonyms

incline, side

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