Définitions
1.NounAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward."I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.; a steep slope"
2.NounThe degree to which a surface tends upward or downward."The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."
3.NounThe ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line."The slope of this line is 0.5"
4.NounThe slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point."The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."
5.NounThe angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run)."The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater."
6.NounA person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
7.NounA hasty departure.
8.VerbTo tend steadily upward or downward."The road slopes sharply down at that point."
9.VerbTo form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant."to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"
10.VerbTo try to move surreptitiously."I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."
11.VerbTo hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder."The order was given to "slope arms"."
12.AdjectiveSloping.
13.Adverbslopingly