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• Surface irrigation — is defined as the group of application techniques where water is applied and distributed over the soil surface by gravity. It is by far the most common form of irrigation throughout the world and has been practiced in many areas virtually… …   Wikipedia

• Slope — Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slope of a plane — Slope Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… …   English World dictionary

• slope — ► NOUN 1) a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another. 2) a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing. ► VERB 1) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down. 2) informal …   English terms dictionary

• Dark slope streak — Slope Streaks in Acheron Fossae in 2010 …   Wikipedia

• Slope stability — The field of slope stability encompasses the analysis of static and dynamic stability of slopes of earth and rock fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. [… …   Wikipedia

• slope — I UK [sləʊp] / US [sloʊp] noun [countable] Word forms slope : singular slope plural slopes ** 1) a) a straight surface that has one end higher than the other At the end of the garden there is a steep slope. b) the angle of this kind of surface a… …   English dictionary

• slope — slope1 W3 [sləup US sloup] n 1.) a piece of ground or a surface that slopes ▪ a steep slope ▪ a gentle (=not steep) slope ▪ She looked back up the grassy slope. 2.) an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ↑ski down ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slope — slope1 [ sloup ] noun count ** 1. ) a straight surface that has one end higher than the other: At the end of the garden there is a steep slope. a ) the angle of this kind of surface: a slope of 45 degrees 2. ) the side of a hill or mountain:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slope — [[t]slo͟ʊp[/t]] slopes, sloping, sloped 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. Saint Christo is perched on a mountain slope. ...the lower slopes of the Himalayas. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A slope is a surface… …   English dictionary