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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesraideur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛ.dœʁ
"La raideur de la pente rendait l'ascension difficile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of rising or falling sharply; the degree of incline of a surface.
"The sheer steepness of the mountain trail made the hike exhausting." - 2
A sharp or perpendicular gradient in a geographical formation or structure.
"Engineers had to account for the steepness of the hill when designing the road."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'stēap', meaning lofty or steep, combined with the nominal suffix '-ness'. Historically used to describe physical elevations, it has evolved to metaphorically represent rapid rates of change in graphs, trends, and gradients.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Steepness" is said worldwide
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raideur
Transliteration: ʁɛ.dœʁ
"La raideur de la pente rendait l'ascension difficile."
Steilheit
Transliteration: ˈʃtaɪ̯lhaɪ̯t
"Die Steilheit des Berges überraschte die Wanderer."
ripidezza
Transliteration: ri.piˈdet.t͡sa
"La ripidezza del sentiero richiedeva molta attenzione."
empinamiento
Transliteration: em.pi.naˈmjen.to
"El empinamiento de la colina dificultaba la subida."
inclinação
Transliteration: ĩ.kli.naˈsɐ̃w
"A inclinação acentuada do terreno exigia cautela."
ढालूपन
Transliteration: dhalupan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पहाड़ के ढालूपन ने चढ़ाई को कठिन बना दिया।"
陡峭度
Transliteration: dǒu qiào dù
Script: 中文汉字
"这座山的陡峭度让登山者感到吃力。"
가파름
Transliteration: gapareum
Script: 한국어 한글
"산길의 가파름 때문에 숨이 찼다."
険しさ
Transliteration: kemushisa
Script: 日本語
"山の険しさが登山を困難にした。"
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