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upslope

3.8

In the direction going up a hill or slope

adverb
/ˈʌpˌsloʊp/

: en dirección ascendente

They decided to walk upslope to get a better view of the valley below.

Examples

The hikers moved upslope to reach the summit.
They walked upslope for an hour before resting.
The rainwater flowed upslope due to strong winds during the storm.
As the fog lifted, the path upslope became easier to follow.
They decided to walk upslope to get a better view of the valley below.
As the fog lifted, the path upslope became easier to follow.
The rainwater flowed upslope due to strong winds during the storm.

Synonyms

vsupslope

828 1.0

Toward the north or the city center

focuses on movement specifically toward higher ground on a slope or hill

upwards

vsupslope

56 1.0

Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount

is limited to physical slope movement rather than general or metaphorical rise

upward

vsupslope

56 1.1

Pointing or moving toward something higher

is used specifically for movement on slopes or hills rather than general rise

uphill

vsupslope

20 2.5

Going toward the top of a hill or road

is the same meaning but uses different wording

Antonyms

downslope

3 3.7

The part of a hill that slopes down to a lower level

How Steep

cliff

438 1.0

steep

2 3.1

upslope

3.8

gentle

27 1.0

Surface Forms

upslope positive

Morphology

upslope = slope (transparent) = up + slope

A clear directional compound; the adverbial meaning follows directly from 'up' + 'slope'. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Upslope comes from up ('higher') + slope ('a hill or sloping surface'). A helpful way to remember it is that it means 'in the direction of the higher part of a hill', so you walk upslope when you go toward the top.