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81Slope-former — The term slope former is a geologic term indicating that a unit of bedrock is less resistant to erosion than overlying or underlying units and consequently outcrops have low slope angles. It may be contrasted with cliff former. Typical slope… …
82slope wash — A collective term for non fluvial, incipient alluvial processes (e.g., overland flow, minor rills) that detach, transport, and deposit sediments down hill and mountain slopes. Related sediments (slope alluvium) exhibit nominal sorting or… …
83slope arms — noun : a former command and position in the manual of arms with the piece carried as in left shoulder arms except that the muzzle was turned a little to the right or left * * * slope arms To place or hold a rifle at the slope • • • Main Entry:… …
84Slope rating — The slope rating of a golf course, typically in the US, is a measure of its difficulty for bogey golfers. The term comes from the fact that when playing on more difficult courses, players scores will rise more quickly than their handicaps would… …
85slope alluvium — Sediment gradually transported down mountain or hill slopes primarily by non channel alluvial processes (i.e., slope wash processes) and characterized by particle sorting. Lateral particle sorting is evident on long slopes. In a profile… …
86slope off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slope off : present tense I/you/we/they slope off he/she/it slopes off present participle sloping off past tense sloped off past participle sloped off British informal to leave somewhere quietly or secretly …
87slope-intercept form — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx + b where m is the slope of the line and b is the y intercept of its graph compare point slope form herein …
88slope-intercept form — noun Date: circa 1942 the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx + b where meters is the slope of the line and b is its y intercept …
89slope-faced — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Referring to the face of the shell, i.e., central, anterior or posterior slope …
90slope gradient — See slope …
