midslope

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noun

Any position between the bottom and top of a slope.

OriginEnglish slope ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidslope (plural midslopes)

plural midslopes

  1. Any position between the bottom and top of a slope.

    Roads in midslope and ridgetop positions may affect the drainage network by initiating new channels or extending the existing drainage network.

    2001, Forest Roads: A Synthesis of Scientific Information

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishslope
  12. Englishmidslope

From mid- + slope.

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Cite this entry
APA

midslope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midslope

MLA

“midslope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midslope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midslope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midslope.

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