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What is the noun for slope?

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slope
  1. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
  2. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
  3. (mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
  4. (mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
  5. The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
  6. (ethnic) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “At some places where the slope was steep, we glissaded down on our bottoms not caring about the consequences.”
      “Whenever you ski down the slope, the force of gravity does its work to propel you downward.”
      “He dashed along up the steep slope, his pack leaping on his back, and his ammunition pouches pounding on his ribs.”
sloper
  1. (informal) Something which angles or slopes, as distinguished from one that is verticle or horizontal.
  2. A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold.
  3. (textiles) A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created.
  4. (textiles, obsolete) An assistant or apprentice cutter.
  5. (obsolete) Members of the peerage who have fallen from wealth but maintain social contacts.
  6. Examples:
    1. “The doctor was really proud of this acquaintance, and to lower people would boast of his intimacy with his friend sloper.”
      “The firm of sloper and Dodge, publishers and printers, was in great distress.”
      “Mr. sloper is married again, not much to Nanny's, or anybody's satisfaction.”
slopingness
  1. The quality of being sloping, of having an incline.
sloping
  1. An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.
slopedness
  1. The quality of being sloped.
slopeness
  1. State of being slope.
slopings
  1. plural of sloping
slopers
  1. plural of sloper
  2. Examples:
    1. “The most basic hangboard has various-sized edges and slopers, while more intricate hangboards have multiple pockets and pinches.”
      “In this work he displayed an energy and courage that not only disgusted the slopers, but likewise astonished the police authorities.”
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