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    STEEPNESS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The property possessed by a slope that is very steepplay

    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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