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Downslope vs Downhill - What's the difference?

downslope | downhill |

As adjectives the difference between downslope and downhill

is that downslope is in a direction down a slope while downhill is located down a slope or hill.

As adverbs the difference between downslope and downhill

is that downslope is down a slope while downhill is down a slope.

As nouns the difference between downslope and downhill

is that downslope is a descent or declivity while downhill is the fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

downslope

English

Adjective

(-)
  • in a direction down a slope

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • down a slope

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a descent or declivity

    • Antonyms

    * upslope

    downhill

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Down a slope
    • Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there

    Antonyms

    * uphill

    Derived terms

    * go downhill

    Adjective

    (further)
  • located down a slope or hill
  • going down a slope or a hill
  • (by extension) easy
  • (by extension) deteriorating, getting worse
    • After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill .

    Usage notes

    * "easy" sense comparative and superlative is usually made with more and most * "deteriorating" sense often used as "went downhill".

    Antonyms

    * uphill

    Noun

    (wikipedia downhill)
  • (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing
  • (countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing