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How to pronounce “slope”

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Pronunciation guide for slope

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of slope with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Capturedmoved up the slope. They all moved up the slope. This is
Definition summary: An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

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moved up the slope. They all moved up the slope. This is

[Noun]
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
(mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
(mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
(vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
(UK, colloquial, usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
(military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
[Adjective]
(obsolete) Sloping.
[Adverb]
(obsolete) slopingly