Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downsloping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: downslop-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sloping downward.

noun

Air descending a slope, resulting in adiabatic warming and reduction in relative humidity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With seats folded or erect, the downsloping roof impinges on cargo capacity; a Kia Spectra ’s hatch seems as big as an S.U.V.’s in comparison."
"Downsloping creates an environment that is far less conducive to thunderstorms[…]"
"While dewpoints are still fairly elevated, due to west downsloping dewpoints are about 2-4 degrees lower than yesterday in the mid to upper 60s."

Etymology

From down + sloping.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more downsloping (comparative) most downsloping (superlative)

Questions

What does downsloping mean?: Sloping downward.
Where does downsloping come from?: From down + sloping.

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