Steepness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Steepness \Steep"ness\, n.
     1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity;
        as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.
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     2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] --Chapman.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  steepness
       n : the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {abruptness},
            {precipitousness}] [ant: {gradualness}]