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downsloping

downsloping adjective: sloping downward.

Adjective

downsloping (comparative more downsloping, superlative most downsloping)

  1. Sloping downward.
    • 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.2007 October 14, Lawrence Ulrich, “A Hatchback Plot Is Hatched”, in New York Times

Noun

downsloping (uncountable)

  1. Air descending a slope, resulting in adiabatic warming and reduction in relative humidity.
    • Downsloping creates an environment that is far less conducive to thunderstorms[…]2005, Matthew Miller, Weird, Wild & Unpredictable: An Illustrated History of East Tennessee Weather, page 42
    • 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.2020 NWS Boston 1103 AM EDT forecast discussion

Forms of downsloping

comparativemore downsloping
superlativemost downsloping

Origin of downsloping

From down + sloping.

Questions about downsloping

What does downsloping mean?
Downsloping means sloping downward.
What part of speech is downsloping?
Downsloping can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near downsloping in the dictionary

  1. downslants
  2. downslide
  3. downslides
  4. downslope
  5. downslopes
  6. downsloping
  7. downslur
  8. downslurred
  9. downslurs
  10. Downsman
  11. Downsmen

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