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downsloping en · ADJ
Etymology
From down + sloping.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
downsloping en · NOUN
Etymology
From down + sloping.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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