slope

1. An elevated geological formation (synset 109460358)
   "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
   is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
   subtypes:

   • acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   • bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
   • bank, camber, cant - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
   • canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon
   • coast - a slope down which sleds may coast
   • declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall - a downward slope or bend
   • escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
   • hillside - the side or slope of a hill
   • mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain
   • piedmont - a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
   • ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing
   is a part of: elevation, natural elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
   same as: incline, side
2. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (synset 105075630)
   "a five-degree gradient"
   is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
   subtypes:

   • grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
   • pitch, rake, slant - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
   • abruptness, precipitousness, steepness - the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
   • gentleness, gradualness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
   same as: gradient

1. Be at an angle (synset 202040935)
   "The terrain sloped down"
   is a type of: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position
   subtypes:

   • ascend - slope upwards
   • stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down
   • fall - slope downward
   • climb - slope upward
   • dip - slope downwards
   same as: incline, pitch

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