SLOPE
What does "SLOPE" mean?
A surface or line that rises or falls at an angle from the horizontal.
Meanings
- A piece of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. The cottage sat on a gentle slope above the river.
- A snow-covered hillside used for skiing or sledding. They hit the slopes at first light. informal
- In mathematics, the steepness of a line, the ratio of vertical change to horizontal change. The slope of the line is the rise over the run. technical
- To lie or move at an angle; to incline. The lawn slopes down toward the pond.
Word origin
A back-formation from Middle English 'aslope' (slanting), itself from Old English 'aslopen', past participle of 'aslupan' (to slip away).
Remember it
SLOPE starts with SL- like 'slide' and 'slip' - all the things that happen on one.
A little poem
Give the world a tilt, and watch it teach:
the slope decides which way the river reach.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is calculus class always uphill? Because the whole subject is about finding the slope.
What it teaches
Direction is set by the smallest tilt; level ground holds nothing, but a slope sends everything somewhere.
Quick facts
What does SLOPE mean?
A surface or line that rises or falls at an angle from the horizontal.
Is SLOPE a valid word?
Yes — SLOPE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLOPE?
SLOPE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLOPE come from?
A back-formation from Middle English 'aslope' (slanting), itself from Old English 'aslopen', past participle of 'aslupan' (to slip away).
What can SLOPE teach us?
Direction is set by the smallest tilt; level ground holds nothing, but a slope sends everything somewhere.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.