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Meanings of steepness in English

Spanish
precipitación

The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.

precipitación
Usage of steepness in English
1
The slope of the volcano was in many places of great steepness.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
2
On the north the steepness of the hill only allows of three.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
3
He seemed not to observe the steepness and roughness of the trail.
The Eagle's Heart
4
The extreme steepness of succeeding hills bred galls under the heavy packs.
North of Fifty-Three
5
The steepness of the wall did not permit rests except on knobs.
Climbing Magazine
6
But Ellen exclaimed in dismay over the steepness of the stairs.
Mrs. Red Pepper
7
The steepness of the route soon kills draught-horses and ruins the toughest mules.
Two Years in the French West Indies
8
The steepness of the precipice was guard enough near the town.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
9
The weather was rough, and the height and steepness discouraged us.
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
10
On its northern side, the steepness of the hill formed the only defence.'
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
11
A street of sudden steepness is what it seems to be.
A Wanderer in Florence
12
Nothing could penetrate those lattices, nor surmount the blank steepness of those walls.
Paul Patoff
13
It's the perfect recipe: a mix of steepness and face climbing.
Climbing Magazine
14
When that becomes too easy, change the hold sequence or steepness to add difficulty.
Climbing Magazine
15
The bond market is dealing with the extreme steepness between short and long-dated yields.
Reuters
16
In addition, the steepness of phase 0 of the action potential was markedly reduced.
Pubmed
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Steepness through the time
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