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shelving

shelving

5.0
Sloping gently so you can walk into the water
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃɛlvɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inclinado
  • The ocean gradually deepens along the shelving shore, making it safe for swimmers.

Rye Harbour, a murky shelving sea recedes green on the pitch, lavender in grey.

Examples

  • It used to be kind of narrow along a wide shelving coast.

  • Rye Harbour, a murky shelving sea recedes green on the pitch, lavender in grey.

    Harvard University

  • The shelving landscape allows for easy hiking, with gentle inclines and a stunning view.

  • As we walked along the shelving beach, we admired the way the sand sloped into the water.

Synonyms

sloping
vsshelving
3.1

A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side

is gentler and describes a gradual tilt mainly on shore or seabed
sloped
vsshelving
2.3

A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle

is more gradual and used especially for shores and seabed

Antonyms

steep
131 2.5

Having a very sharp slope or almost vertical angle

How Steep

vertical
  • Jargon
3 3.2
steep
131 2.5
sloping
3.1
shelving
  • Specialized
5.0
level
1.0

Surface Forms

shelving positive

Morphology

shelving = shelve (transparent) = shelve + ing

The adjective form is derived directly from the verb 'shelve' with the suffix '-ing' indicating a characteristic or state.

Etymology

Shelving comes from the simple word shelf and the ending -ing; imagine the land like a flat shelf that leans down into the sea, so shelving means 'sloping gently'.