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Definition of Steepnesses
1. steepness [n] - See also: steepness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steepnesses
Literary usage of Steepnesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Wanderer in Paris by Edward Verrall Lucas (1909)
"... and miserable men and women who were appearing mysteriously from nowhere to
descend the hill too, groping and hobbling down the slippery steepnesses. ..."
2. Memoir and Scientific Correspondence of the Late Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart by Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1907)
"... he advanced from the ' infinitely small' waves of Cauchy and Poisson to deep-sea
waves of such considerable steepnesses and lengths and heights as are ..."
3. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1855)
"... so as to maintain, despite the local steepnesses of dip, this average uniformity
in the depth of the coal-field at any given cross section. ..."
4. Highways and Byways in Sussex by Edward Verrall Lucas (1904)
"... under the bracing conditions of cold weather, very tiring in its steepnesses.
No wonder the small victoria and smaller pony carriage so flourish there. ..."
5. Highways and Byways in Sussex by Edward Verrall Lucas (1907)
"... under the bracing conditions of cold weather, very tiring in its steepnesses.
No wonder the small victoria and smaller pony carriage so flourish there. ..."
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