English-Estonian translations for slope

  • kili
  • nõlvMe kõik teame, et naftat hakati Alaska põhjanõlval Prudhoe Bays esmakordselt tootma 1968. aastal, kuid paljusid Arktika piirkondi ei ole siiski veel uuritud. We all know that oil was first produced in 1968 from Prudhoe Bay on the Alaskan North Slope, but many areas of the Arctic have not yet been explored. Muutsime seda ja panime selle n-ö libedale nõlvale - ja täna näeme tulemusi. We did change it, and we put it on the slippery slope - and we see the results today. Kes peatab meie allakäigu libedast nõlvast, mida kutsutakse niinimetatud tõhususeks? Who will stop this us going down this slippery slope in the name of so-called efficiency?
  • rinnak

Definition of slope

  • An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward
  • The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward
  • 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 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
  • A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent
  • To tend steadily upward or downward
  • To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant
  • To try to move surreptitiously
  • To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder
  • Sloping
  • slopingly

Examples

  • 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
  • The road slopes sharply down at that point
  • to slope the ground in a garden;   to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment
  • I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldnt see me
  • The order was given to "slope arms

Trending Searches

Popular Dictionaries

DictionaryPro.net

DictionaryPro.net is a free online dictionary with more than 14 million translations.

Terms of Use   Cookies   Contact Us

Auf DeutschEn españolPå svenskaSuomeksiEestikeelne

Mindmax
Content is based on Wiktionary articles.
Text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
© 2004-2024 DictionaryPro.net