slopingn.

/ˈsləʊpɪŋ/

Etymology: < slope v.¹

The fact of being or forming a slope; degree of slope; a sloping surface.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope

pendencec1475

slope1611

sloping1611

rakingc1620

shelving1687

rake1802

dislevelment1883

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Glacis,..a sloaping, sloapenesse, gentle bending downewards.

1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 3 On the inward side they gave them [sc. the walls] a Talud or slooping.

1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) 204 If the sloaping of the Tun be not much.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 27 The great Walk in the middle..is supposed to be a gentle Sloping.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 145 The different sloping of the ground.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Recoll. Arab. Nights iii, in Poems 49 Where all The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damaskwork.

1903 A. B. Davidson O.T. Prophecy ix. 138 The stair-like sloping to heaven of the land.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

slopingadj.

/ˈsləʊpɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as sloping n.

a. That slopes, in senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping

pyramidala1398

shoringc1503

slopec1503

pitching1519

current?1523

battering1589

pitched1594

aslope1599

sloping1610

shelving1615

stooping1621

raking1665

sloped1683

shedding1688

slopy1740

raked1948

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 727 Mountaines, whose sloping sides in some places beare good grasse.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N^v Many thousand sloping sunnes have set.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 25 Where there are no Steps there is a sloaping descent to the Bason.

1765 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. (ed. 2) 211 A curved mold~board with a sloping sheath.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Mariner (rev. ed.) i, in Sibylline Leaves 5 With sloping masts and dipping prow..The ship drove fast.

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 189 The ligament..is inserted in the sloping depression in each valve.

1875 T. Seaton Man. Fret Cutting 94 The extra wood..given by the sloping cut can be pared away afterwards.

b. In quasi-adverbial construction.

ΚΠ

1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick iii. xvii. 98 Bore a hole sloaping into the body of a Tree.

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 45 These Crucibles are laid sloaping.

1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 124 In such manner, that it may open sloping within the Funnel.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. viii. 218 The course of the water..ran sloping with a rapid but uniform motion.

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 342/1 The stock is cut over, sloping, above a smooth and straight part.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sloping
释义	slopingn. /ˈsləʊpɪŋ/ Etymology: < slope v.¹ The fact of being or forming a slope; degree of slope; a sloping surface. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > inclination from the level or slope pendencec1475 slope1611 sloping1611 rakingc1620 shelving1687 rake1802 dislevelment1883 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Glacis,..a sloaping, sloapenesse, gentle bending downewards. 1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 3 On the inward side they gave them [sc. the walls] a Talud or slooping. 1656 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern (1676) 204 If the sloaping of the Tun be not much. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 27 The great Walk in the middle..is supposed to be a gentle Sloping. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 145 The different sloping of the ground. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Recoll. Arab. Nights iii, in Poems 49 Where all The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damaskwork. 1903 A. B. Davidson O.T. Prophecy ix. 138 The stair-like sloping to heaven of the land. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018). slopingadj. /ˈsləʊpɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as sloping n. a. That slopes, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping pyramidala1398 shoringc1503 slopec1503 pitching1519 current?1523 battering1589 pitched1594 aslope1599 sloping1610 shelving1615 stooping1621 raking1665 sloped1683 shedding1688 slopy1740 raked1948 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 727 Mountaines, whose sloping sides in some places beare good grasse. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N^v Many thousand sloping sunnes have set. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 25 Where there are no Steps there is a sloaping descent to the Bason. 1765 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. (ed. 2) 211 A curved mold~board with a sloping sheath. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Mariner (rev. ed.) i, in Sibylline Leaves 5 With sloping masts and dipping prow..The ship drove fast. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 189 The ligament..is inserted in the sloping depression in each valve. 1875 T. Seaton Man. Fret Cutting 94 The extra wood..given by the sloping cut can be pared away afterwards. b. In quasi-adverbial construction. ΚΠ 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick iii. xvii. 98 Bore a hole sloaping into the body of a Tree. 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 45 These Crucibles are laid sloaping. 1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 124 In such manner, that it may open sloping within the Funnel. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. viii. 218 The course of the water..ran sloping with a rapid but uniform motion. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 342/1 The stock is cut over, sloping, above a smooth and straight part. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611adj.1610
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