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    slope
    1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. ... 2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. ' buildings the summit and slope of a hill.' (Macaulay) 'Un...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?slope
    
    
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    slope
    incline noun an elevated geological formation; `he climbed the steep slope`; `the house was built on the side of a mountain`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slope
    
    
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    slope
    noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; `a five-degree gradient`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slope
    
    
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    Slope
    • (n.) The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope. • (v. i.) To depart; to disappear suddenly. • (v. i.) To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes. • ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/slope/
    
    
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    slope
    (from the article `tangent`) in geometry, straight line (or smooth curve) that touches a given curve at one point; at that point the slope of the curve is equal to that of the ... [3 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/109
    
    
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    slope
    (from the article `mining`) The walls of a pit have a certain slope determined by the strength of the rock mass and other factors. The stability of these walls, and even of ... There are three types of portal: drift, slope, and shaft. Where a coal seam outcrops to the surface, it is common to drive ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/109
    
    
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    Slope
    In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line describes its steepness, incline, or grade. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. (Slope, as a practical term, is not defined for theoretically perfectly horizontal or vertical lines.) Slope is normally described by the ratio of the "rise"...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slope
    
    
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    Slope
    Primary inclined opening, connection the surface with the underground workings.
    Found op http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.htm
    
    
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    Slope
    - The incline angle of a roof surface, given as a ratio of the rise (in inches) to the run (in feet). See also pitch.
    Found op http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm
    
    
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    Slope
    The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise, in inches, to the run, in feet.
    Found op http://www.pmel.org/Roofing-Glossary.htm
    
    
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    SLOPE
    Incline or pitch of roof surface.
    Found op http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html
    
    
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    slope
    
    1. an elevated geological formation
    2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
    
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    Slope
    The angle or inclination a structural member makes with reference to a horizontal position expressed in inches of vertical rise per 12 inches of horizontal run, i.e. 3/12.
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO
    
    

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