kaltevuus — meaning in English

English meaning

• camber noun A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
• cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
• gradient noun The steepness or slope of a road, hill, or surface.
• rake noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
• slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.

Senses

kaltevuus is used for these senses in English:

• cant Slope, the angle at which something is set.
• gradient (calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
• slant A sloped surface or line.
• slope The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
• slope 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).

camber — full definition

1. noun A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
2. noun The slope built into a bend in a road to counter the pull of turning at speed.
3. noun A slight upward curve on the underside of a beam or arch.
4. noun (motoring) The angle at which a vehicle's wheels tilt from vertical, seen from the front.

cant — full definition

1. noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
2. noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
3. noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
4. verb To tilt or set something at an angle.

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