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STEEPNESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Synonyms:

abruptness; precipitousness; steepness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("steepness" is a kind of...):

gradient; slope (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal)

Derivation:

steep (having a sharp inclination)

steep (of a slope; set at a high angle)

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