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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Sloping: a descriptive term applied to a dip-slope; that is, a land-surface which follows the dip of the underlying strata.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Geol) running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata; -- of valleys and rivers. Opposite of
anaclinal .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata
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