English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "helling" is 'n oppervlak wat teen 'n hoek of helling styg of daal; of 'n lyn of oppervlak wat nie horisontaal of vertikaal is nie en 'n rigting het wat deur 'n hellingshoek beskryf kan word. Dit kan ook verwys na die graad of hoeveelheid van so 'n helling, of die tempo waarteen iets helling, soos die steilte van 'n heuwel of die helling van 'n pad of skihelling. In wiskunde verwys "helling" spesifiek na die steilheid van 'n lyn of kromme, gewoonlik gemeet as die verhouding van die vertikale verandering tot die horisontale verandering tussen twee punte op die lyn of kromme.

Synonyms

  1. gradient

Sentence Examples

  1. Alex showed me about the emergency brake, which was a good idea, he said, when parked on a slope.
  2. They liked to graze on a grassy slope that faced west toward Beech Mountain, and every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons I kept check on them.
  3. The light spilling from his lodgings illuminated one side of his face, and she followed the aquiline slope of his nose, examined the shape of his lips, swept her gaze over the light stubble darkening his cheek and jaw.
  4. So what someone plastered a great mess of concrete to the slope to funnel storm water runoff underground?
  5. Two riders, parted by some distance, appeared and turned to converge on the deer as it sped off into the slight valley, trying to make it to the sanctuary of the trees on the opposite slope.
  6. Evan traipsed down the steep slope and the boy thrust out a dirty hand.
  7. Richard and Jack turned and rode across the field with Mat still riding down the slope towards them.
  8. The indistinct shapes on the horizon took the more definitive shapes of trees, and when the ground began to slope and the first splotches of greenery and life came within view I wanted to cry out in joy.
  9. Glancing back up the gentle slope he had descended, he quickly found what he sought.
  10. The principal chain of the Vindhias was crossed by eight in the evening, and another halt was made on the northern slope, in a ruined bungalow.