slope vs formation

slope and formation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slope	Yes	No	Yes	No
formation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formation is a hypernym of slope; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than slope:

Other hypernyms of slope include geological formation.

slope (noun)	formation (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
an elevated geological formation	the act of forming or establishing something
	creation by mental activity
	a particular spatial arrangement
	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
	(geology) the geological features of the earth
	natural process that causes something to form

slope (verb)	formation (verb)
be at an angle