gradual slope

collocation in English

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gradual
adjective
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/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/
happening or changing slowly over a long period of time ...
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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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(Definition ofgradualandslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After the first year, the curves continued to decline at a moregradualslope.
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The latter was replaced by a sheltered walkway that had a moregradualslopeto accommodate accessibility.
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The waste water flows out along the channel and joins the main qanat channel with agradualslope12 m further down.
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The vicarage house and garden are on agradualslopeon the south side of the churchyard.
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Itsgradualsloperanges from 10 to 40 meters with the western edge dropping abruptly to over 250 meters.
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Their broad and muscular backs should be straight with agradualslopefrom the withers that complements their full chest.
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Thegradualslopeof the lake bottom provides a large swimming area.
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The boundary between the two air masses has agradualslopeof 1:200 and lifting is slow but persistent.
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Beyond the forest/tundra to the north, the terrain is hilly with an altitude of 1,640 to 3,300 feet and agradualslope.
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The high lands then fell off agradualslopein the north to the basin on/ in the center of the island.
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The plain has agradualslopeto the south and east.
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From there climbers make their way across a mountain meadow and up a longgradualslopeof rock and gravel before making a scramble to the summit.
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This sedimentary origin explains itsgradualslopefrom north to south; greater rainfall in the north has washed a larger quantity of debris onto the platform floor.
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The naturalgradualslopeof the land provided drainage within the soil, however, urbanisation made this increasingly difficult and drainage along the streets was described as inadequate.
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Rias are created by rivers and are characterised by more gradual slopes.
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