DOWNSLOPE

Meaning of DOWNSLOPE in English

■ noun a downward slope.

■ adverb & adjective at or towards a lower point on a slope.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DOWNSLOPE — adjective or adverb Date: 1928 toward the bottom of a slope
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWNSLOPE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: down (III) + slope : in a downward direction : downhill khaki-clad figures … sliding downslope …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWNSLOPE — adjective or adverb Date: 1928 : toward the bottom of a slope
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWNSLOPE — [down.slope] adj or adv (1928): toward the bottom of a slope
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWNSLOPE — склон (на дороге)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWNSLOPE — склон ( на дороге )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DOWNSLOPE — склон (на дороге)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DOWNSLOPE — склон (на дороге)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
DOWNSLOPE — склон
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь
DOWNSLOPE — склон (на дороге)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWNSLOPE — n. Pronunciation: ' dau ̇ n- ˌ sl ō p Function: adjective or adverb Date: 1928 : toward the bottom …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUBMARINE SLUMP — In a submarine canyon or on a continental slope , a relatively rapid and sporadic downslope moving mass composed of …
Английский словарь Британика
SHEET EROSION — Detachment of soil particles by raindrop impact and their removal downslope by water flowing overland as a sheet instead of …
Английский словарь Британика
PLACER DEPOSIT — Natural concentration of heavy minerals caused by the effect of gravity on moving particles. When heavy, stable minerals are freed …
Английский словарь Британика
FLOAT — I. ˈflōt, usu -ōd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: partly from Middle English flote boat, fleet, float, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AERIAL DRAINAGE — noun : the downslope flow of surface air caused by its relatively high density produced by contact cooling, especially prevalent …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAVITY WIND — /wind/ a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURBIDITY CURRENT — ■ noun an underwater current flowing swiftly downslope owing to the weight of sediment it carries.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUBMARINE SLUMP — in a submarine canyon or on a continental slope, relatively rapid and sporadic downslope composed of sediment and organic debris …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEET EROSION — detachment of soil particles by raindrop impact and their removal downslope by water flowing overland as a sheet instead of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEAR STRESS — force tending to cause deformation of a material by slippage along a plane or planes parallel to the imposed stress. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEDIMENTARY ROCK — rock formed at or near the Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment (detrital rock) or by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLACER DEPOSIT — natural concentration of heavy minerals caused by the effect of gravity on moving particles. When heavy, stable minerals are freed …
Britannica English vocabulary
OCEAN CURRENT — horizontal and vertical circulation system of ocean waters produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density variation in different parts …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASS MOVEMENT — also called Mass Wasting, bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEE WAVE — vertical undulation of airstreams on the lee side of a mountain. (The lee side is the side that is sheltered …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAVA — magma (molten rock) poured out onto the Earth's surface at temperatures from about 700 to 1,200 C (1,300 to 2,200 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAHAR — mudflow of volcanic material. Lahars may carry all sizes of material from ash to large boulders and produce deposits of …
Britannica English vocabulary
KATABATIC WIND — also called downslope wind, or gravity wind wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOEHN — German Fhn, warm and dry, gusty wind that periodically descends the leeward slopes of nearly all mountains and mountain ranges. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CREEP — in geology, slow downslope movement of particles that occurs on every slope covered with loose, weathered material. Even soil covered …
Britannica English vocabulary
ABSOLUTELY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely amazed ▪ We were absolutely amazed at his rapid recovery. absolutely appalled ▪ When …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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