angle of slope
1angle of slip — or angle of slide, the minimum angle of slope from the horizontal at which loose material, such as earth, will flow or slide downward …
2angle of repose — n. the maximum angle of slope at which sand, loose rock, etc. will remain in place without sliding, as on a hillside …
3angle of slide — the angle of minimum slope usually measured from the horizontal at which any loose solid material (as earth) will flow compare angle of repose * * * Geol. the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material… …
4angle of repose — The maximum angle of slope (measured from a horizontal plane) at which loose, cohesionless material will come to rest. GG …
5Slope — is used to describe the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. The slope is defined as the ratio of the rise divided by the run between two points on a line, or in other words …
6Slope — Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. [1913… …
7Slope of a plane — Slope Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.… …
8slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… …
9Slope — Slope, v. i. 1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes. [1913 Webster] 2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …
10slope — [n] slant, tilt abruptness, bank, bend, bevel, bias, cant, declination, declivity, deflection, descent, deviation, diagonal, downgrade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, ramp, rise, rising ground …
