steepness
IPA: stˈipnʌs
noun
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being steep.
- (countable) The result or product of being steep.
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Examples of "steepness" in Sentences
- The site is impressive because of the steepness of the river gorge.
- Viewed that way, it becomes a matter of semantics whether you want to call the steepness of this blade “singal” or “noise”.
- Because of the steepness of the grade, the client/guide ratio on the Matterhorn is one-to-one; I would be roped to my guide from start to finish.
- The Football Association, Premier League and Football League's position is that all-seat stadiums have been vital furniture in the game's rehabilitation after Hillsborough, and, crucially, that grounds have been rebuilt since without the steepness and configuration required for terracing.
- The designs are ambitious – ambitious enough that the Europa League final is scheduled to be hosted there next season – and on a visit last month, even veiled in snow, the half-built arena was undeniably impressive, the steepness of the stands suggesting a ground that could fizz with atmosphere.
- We believe that actually really because of the kind of steepness of the dose response of FBPase inhibitor we have historically observed and believed from how the mechanism works, that it's a potential of not having to increase the exposure by very much and in order to get a additional glucose lowering effect, but that's obviously something we're going to have to determine in the future.
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