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sloping

slope
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slohp]
    • /sloʊp/
    • /sləʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slohp]
    • /sloʊp/

Definitions of sloping word

  • verb without object sloping to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. 1
  • verb without object sloping to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward. 1
  • verb with object sloping to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams. 1
  • verb with object sloping to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment. 1
  • noun sloping ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill. 1
  • noun sloping inclination or slant, especially downward or upward. 1

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Origin of sloping

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; aphetic variant of aslope; akin to slip1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sloping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sloping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sloping usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sloping

adj sloping

  • aslant — at a slant
  • beveled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has beveled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
  • cater-cornered — diagonally placed; diagonal
  • chamfered — a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Compare bevel.
  • hilly — full of hills; having many hills; hilly country.

adv sloping

  • aslope — sloping
  • broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
  • crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
  • edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.

adjective sloping

  • angled — set at an angle
  • crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
  • diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
  • inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
  • inclining — an inclined surface; slope; slant.

Antonyms for sloping

adjective sloping

  • level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.

Top questions with sloping

  • why is supply upward sloping?
  • why is demand downward sloping?
  • how to level a sloping yard?
  • why is demand curve downward sloping?
  • why is the supply curve upward sloping?
  • why is the demand curve downward sloping?
  • why is the aggregate demand curve downward sloping?

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