傾けい度ど

noun

inclination; gradient; slope

Technical term for the degree of inclination or slope, used in fields such as geography, engineering, and physics. Less common in everyday conversation than 傾斜 (けいしゃ).

• この道どう路ろの傾けい度どは急きゅうすぎるため、冬ふゆは通つう行こう止どめになる。

  The gradient of this road is too steep, so it is closed in winter.

• 地ち図ずには等とう高こう線せんと傾けい度どが色いろ分わけで示しめされている。

  The map shows contour lines and slope gradients in different colors.