Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterslope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-s-lope
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overhanging slope.

verb

To slope on the opposite side or direction.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"a wall with a counterslope"
"Embrasures of howitzers and guns firing under great angles of elevation may receive a counterslope, giving the sole nearly the same inclination, from the sill upwards, as the least angle of elevation under which it may be required to aim the piece"

Etymology

From counter- + slope.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

counterslopes (plural) counterslopes (present, singular) countersloping (participle, present) countersloped (participle, past) countersloped (past)

Questions

What does counterslope mean?: An overhanging slope.
Where does counterslope come from?: From counter- + slope.

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