noun
definition
A descent or declivity
adjective
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In a direction down a slope
adverb
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Down a slope
Examples of downslope in a Sentence
Erosional processes have transported small soil particles downslope, while larger rocks and artifacts remained at or near the top of the knoll.
Most eruptions are relatively gentle, sending lava flows downslope from fountains a few meters to a few hundred meters high.
Linked to this roadside ditch, a series of parallel ditches were also found, running downslope toward the river.
A long profile from the divide to the stream is taken to see how soil moisture changes downslope.
Of these former free-faces that present on the eastern slope and some distance downslope from the summit is the best preserved.
Observations and interpretation of a dramatic downslope windstorm event will be presented.
In synclinal structures the direction of dip is parallel to the ground surface and downslope precluding the maintenance of vertical free-faces and tors.
Soil materials are more likely to move downslope either by landslide or erosion on steeper slopes.