slope

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

slope (slōp)v. sloped, slop·ing, slopesv. intr.
1. To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline:
a roof that slopes.
See Synonyms at slant.
2. To move on a slant; ascend or descend:
sloped down the trail.v. tr.
To cause to slope:
sloped the path down the bank.n.
1. An inclined line, surface, plane, position, or direction.
2. A stretch of ground forming a natural or artificial incline:
ski slopes.
3.
a. A deviation from the horizontal.
b. The amount or degree of such deviation.
4. Mathematics.
a. The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
b. The tangent of the angle of inclination of a line, or the slope of the tangent line for a curve or surface.
5. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent. [Probably from Middle English aslope, sloping.] slopʹer n.slopʹing·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gradient, incline, side, pitch