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RISING SLOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rising slope mean?
• RISING SLOPE (noun)
The noun RISING SLOPE has 1 sense:
1. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Familiarity information: RISING SLOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("rising slope" is a kind of...):
grade (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface)
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