Definition of Hillslope

1. Noun. A slope of a hill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hillslope

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hillslope

hilloa
hilloaed
hilloaing
hilloas
hillock
hillocked
hillocks
hillocky
hilloed
hilloes
hilloing
hillos
hills
hillside
hillsides
hillslope (current term)
hillslopes
hillsman
hillsmen
hillspeople
hilltop
hilltops
hillwalker
hillwalkers
hillwalking
hillward
hillwards
hilly
hilted

Literary usage of Hillslope

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Stop 2: Grassy hillslope South of American Flag Ranch, Elev. ... The grass- dominated lower hillslope contrasts sharply with the ..."

2. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"In general, temperatures decrease with elevation, but hillslope aspect, ... hillslope soils formed from local colluvium. while most valley soils generally ..."

3. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"hillslope conditions are interposed between major causative factors—weather ... Streams are no longer viewed as receptacles for hillslope water; instead, ..."

4. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Topography and Architectureby Nancy Bookidis, Ronald S. Stroud by Nancy Bookidis, Ronald S. Stroud (1997)
"Because of the hillslope, this side is unprotected, and if we envisage a single long wall that closed the north side, or two walls making a pentagon, ..."

5. In-Situ Bioremediation of Ground Water and Geological Material: A Review of ...by Robert D. Norris by Robert D. Norris (1995)
"Researchers from this same laboratory investigated the transport of antibiotic-resistant E. coli through different horizons of hillslope soils under ..."

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