kaltevuus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- camber noun A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- 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
- noun A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- noun The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
- noun An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch.
- noun The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
cant — full definition
- noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
- noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
- noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
- verb To tilt or set something at an angle.