Slope vs. Slant
Difference Between Slope and Slant
Slopenoun
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.Slantnoun
A slope; an incline, inclination.
The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.Slopenoun
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.Slantnoun
A sloped surface or line.
Slopenoun
(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.
The slope of this line is 0.5Slantnoun
(mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
Slopenoun
(mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.Slantnoun
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Slopenoun
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).
The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.Slantnoun
An oblique movement or course.
Slopenoun
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
Slantnoun
(biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
Slopeverb
(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.
The road slopes sharply down at that point.Slantnoun
A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
Slopeverb
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
to slope the ground in a garden;to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garmentSlantnoun
A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
Slopeverb
To try to move surreptitiously.
I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.Slantnoun
A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
Slopeverb
(military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
The order was given to "slope arms".Slantnoun
(slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
Slopeadjective
(obsolete) Sloping.
Slantnoun
A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
Slopeadverb
(obsolete) slopingly
Slantnoun
A point of view, an angle; a bias.
It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.Slopenoun
an elevated geological formation;
he climbed the steep slopethe house was built on the side of the mountainSlantnoun
(US) A look, a glance.
Slopenoun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal;
a five-degree gradientSlantnoun
A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Slopeverb
be at an angle;
The terrain sloped downSlantverb
(ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.Slantverb
(transitive) To bias or skew.
The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.Slantverb
To lie or exaggerate.
Slantadjective
Sloping; oblique; slanted.
Slantnoun
a biased way of looking at or presenting something
Slantnoun
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane;
the roof had a steep pitchSlantverb
lie obliquely;
A scar slanted across his faceSlantverb
present with a bias;
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holdersSlantverb
to incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banisterSlantverb
heel over;
The tower is tiltingThe ceiling is slanting
