slope
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an elevated geological formation
he climbed the steep slope
Types & categories
- geological formation hypernym
- ascent hyponym
- bank hyponym
- camber hyponym
- canyonside hyponym
- coast hyponym
- declivity hyponym
- escarpment hyponym
- hillside hyponym
- mountainside hyponym
- piedmont hyponym
- ski slope hyponym
Parts & wholes
- natural elevation part holonym
Related & opposite
- slope derivation
Sense 2 verb
be at an angle
The terrain sloped down
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ramp derivation
- lean derivation
- gradient derivation
- rake derivation
- incline derivation
- angle of inclination derivation
- inclination of an orbit derivation
- angle of dip derivation
Sense 3 noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
a five-degree gradient
Types & categories
- spatial relation hypernym
- grade hyponym
- rake hyponym
- precipitousness hyponym
- gentleness hyponym
Related & opposite
- slope derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | natural elevation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological formation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | camber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | canyonside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coast |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | declivity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escarpment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hillside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mountainside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | piedmont |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ski slope |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gradient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | incline |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of inclination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination of an orbit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of dip |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tilt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stoop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | climb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spatial relation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grade |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | precipitousness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gentleness |