Slope vs Diagonal - What's the difference?
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An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
(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.
(mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
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).
(vulgar, highly offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
(label) To tend steadily upward or downward.
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, title= (label) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
To try to move surreptitiously.
(label) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
(obsolete) Sloping.
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(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
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Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.
something arranged diagonally or obliquely
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information
(geometry) a diagonal line or plane
(geometry) a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
As nouns the difference between slope and diagonal
is that slope is an area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward while diagonal is something arranged diagonally or obliquely.As adjectives the difference between slope and diagonal
is that slope is (obsolete) sloping while diagonal is (geometry) joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).As a verb slope
is (label) to tend steadily upward or downward.As an adverb slope
is (obsolete) slopingly.slope
English
Noun
(en noun)- I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.
- The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.
- The slope of this line is 0.5
- The slope of a parabola increases linearly with ''x''.
- The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.
Synonyms
* (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) bank, embankment, gradient, hill, incline * (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) gradient * (mathematics) first derivative, gradient * Chinaman, ChinkVerb
(slop)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.}}
Derived terms
* ski slope * slippery slope * slopingAdjective
(en adjective)- A bank not steep, but gently slope .
- Down the slope hills.
Anagrams
*References
diagonal
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(wikipedia diagonal)Adjective
(-)citation, page= , passage=The visitors' undoing was caused by a diagonal ball from the right which was nodded into the six-yard area by Ian Evatt and finished off by Campbell.}}
