"upslope" meaning in English

See upslope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: further upslope [comparative], farther upslope [comparative], furthest upslope [superlative], farthest upslope [superlative]
Etymology: From up- + slope. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|slope|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + slope. Head templates: {{en-adj|-,further}} upslope (not generally comparable, comparative further upslope or farther upslope, superlative furthest upslope or farthest upslope)
  1. in a direction up a slope Tags: not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-upslope-en-adj-ZNQqoEnD

Adverb

Forms: further upslope [comparative], farther upslope [comparative], furthest upslope [superlative], farthest upslope [superlative]
Etymology: From up- + slope. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|slope|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + slope. Head templates: {{en-adv|-,further}} upslope (not generally comparable, comparative further upslope or farther upslope, superlative furthest upslope or farthest upslope)
  1. up a slope Tags: not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-upslope-en-adv-ZAC9XKfe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 34 44 22

Noun

Forms: upslopes [plural]
Etymology: From up- + slope. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|slope|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + slope. Head templates: {{en-noun}} upslope (plural upslopes)
  1. an upward slope Synonyms: acclivity
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Inflected forms

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