slope of a roof
21sawtooth roof — noun also sawtooth : a roof composed of two or more parallel simple roofs resembling in section the teeth of a saw and ordinarily having one slope of each member steeper than the other to receive glazing * * * a roof composed of a series of small …
22Cross slope — is a geometric feature of pavement surfaces; the transversal slope [%] with respect to the horizon. It is a very important safety factor. One task is to make water run off the surface to a drainage system, as Cross Slope is the main contributor… …
23Copper-Roof Palace — The Copper Roof Palace cour d honneur. General information Architectural style Rococo …
24shed roof — noun : pent roof * * * a roof having a single slope. Also called penthouse. [1730 40] * * * shed roof, = pent roof. (Cf. ↑pent roof) …
25Curb roof — (r??f ). A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof. [1913 Webster] …
26mansard-roof — /manˈsärd roof/ noun A roof having its angle divided to slope more steeply in the lower part than in the upper (also manˈsard) ORIGIN: François Mansard or Mansart (1598–1666), French architect …
27French roof — French French (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913… …
28Gambrel roof — Gambrel Gam brel, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A stick crooked like a horse s hind leg; used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.… …
29gambrel roof — noun Date: 1765 a roof with a lower steeper slope and an upper less steep one on each of its two sides see roof illustration …
30gambrel roof — gambrel roofed, adj. a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one. Cf. mansard (def. 1). See illus. under roof. [1755 65, Amer.] * * * …
