"steepness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steepnesses [plural]
Etymology: steep + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|steep|ness}} steep + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} steepness (countable and uncountable, plural steepnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being steep. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or quality of being steep): sarplıq (Azerbaijani), kruteco (Esperanto), jyrkkyys (Finnish), escarpement [masculine] (French), riteacht [feminine] (Irish), крутизна́ (krutizná) [feminine] (Russian), empinamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-steepness-en-noun-Zqu~B~by Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being steep': 90 10
  2. (countable) The result or product of being steep. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-steepness-en-noun-AREP2c2G

Inflected forms

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