| 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) "Under the slopes of Pisgah." (Deut. Iv. 49. (Rev. Ver)) A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity. <geometry> Slope of a plane, the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope. Origin: Formed (like abode fr. Abide) from OE. Slipen. See Slip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| slope culture | A culture made on the slanting surface of a medium which has been solidified in a test tube inclined from the perpendicular so as to give a greater area than that of the lumen of the tube. Synonym: slope culture. (05 Mar 2000) |