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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesधीमी ढलान
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dheemi dhalan
"हम एक धीमी ढलान पर चल रहे थे।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An inclined surface or terrain that rises or falls with a gradual, mild angle rather than a steep drop.
"The hikers walked up a gentle slope that led into the quiet valley." - 2
In technical or mathematical contexts, a low-value gradient representing a minor rate of change.
"The graph displays a gentle slope before the exponential increase begins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'gentle', derived from the Old French 'gentil' (well-born, noble, later shifting to mild or moderate in Middle English), and 'slope', originating from Middle English 'slopen' or the adjective 'slep' meaning slanting. Together, the compound phrase emerged in geographical and topographical contexts during the early modern period to describe gradients with a gradual inclination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gentle slope" is said worldwide
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pente douce
Transliteration: /pɑ̃t dus/
"Le sentier remonte le long d'une pente douce."
sanfter Hang
Transliteration: /ˈzanftɐ haŋ/
"Wir wanderten über einen sanften Hang hinauf."
dolce pendio
Transliteration: /ˈdoltʃe penˈdio/
"La strada sale con un dolce pendio."
pendiente suave
Transliteration: /penˈdiente ˈswabe/
"Subimos por una pendiente suave hasta la colina."
declive suave
Transliteration: /deˈklivi ˈswavi/
"O terreno apresenta um declive suave em direção ao rio."
धीमी ढलान
Transliteration: dheemi dhalan
"हम एक धीमी ढलान पर चल रहे थे।"
缓坡
Transliteration: huǎn pō
"这条小路顺着一个缓坡向上延伸。"
완만한 경사
Transliteration: wanmanhan gyeongsa
"등산로는 완만한 경사로 이어져 있습니다."
緩やかな傾斜
Transliteration: yuruyakana keisha
"私たちは緩やかな傾斜を登っていった。"
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