Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steep-slope roof

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: steep--s-lope roof
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

According to ASTM standard E 1918-97, a roof whose uppermost part is installed at a slope of 2:12 (9.5 degrees) or more.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

steep-slope roofs (plural)

Antonyms

low-slope roof

Questions

What does steep-slope roof mean?: According to ASTM standard E 1918-97, a roof whose uppermost part is installed at a slope of 2:12 (9.5 degrees) or more.

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