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DOWNSLOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does downslope mean?
• DOWNSLOPE (noun)
The noun DOWNSLOPE has 1 sense:
1. a downward slope or bend
Familiarity information: DOWNSLOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A downward slope or bend
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall
Hypernyms ("downslope" is a kind of...):
incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downslope"):
downhill (the downward slope of a hill)
steep (a steep place (as on a hill))
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