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DictionaryrampSloping access
noun / verb

ramp

RAMP/ræmp/

A sloping surface connecting different levels, or using one to provide access.

The ramp slopes gently from the pavement to the raised entrance.

A simple broad access ramp slopes from a lower paved landing to a raised entrance platform, with adjacent steps making the difference in levels unmistakable.
Etymology
rampOld Frenchto climb

Ramper meant “to climb,” and the related noun named a slope. The connection is practical: a ramp supplies an inclined surface along which someone or something can move between levels.

In context

Professor Dave Explains5:43
A common example is the inclined plane. In this scenario, we can examine a block sliding down a ramp.
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More examples

  • Workers ramped the entrance for easier access.
  • Two ramps connect the different levels.
  • They are ramping the loading area.

Forms

ramp · ramps · ramped · ramping

Similar words

incline
Incline describes any slope.
slope
Slope need not connect two usable levels.