Definition of Steepnesses

1. Noun. (plural of steepness) ¹

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Definition of Steepnesses

1. steepness [n] - See also: steepness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steepnesses

steeplechase
steeplechaser
steeplechasers
steeplechases
steeplechasing
steeplechasings
steepled
steeplejack
steeplejacks
steepleless
steeplelike
steeples
steepling
steeply
steepness
steepnesses (current term)
steeps
steepup
steepy
steer
steer clear
steer roping
steerable
steerage
steerages
steerageway
steerageways
steered
steerer
steerers

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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