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steepness

DEFINITIONS OF: steepness

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n the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Synonyms:
abruptness, precipitousness
Antonyms:
gentleness, gradualness
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
Type of:
gradient, slope
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
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