steepness

Example Sentences

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Each racer is given roughly an hour to “inspect” a course, gradually sliding through each turn and making note of the best line, the steepness of the pitch, the quality of the snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

It is a very high silt-yielding river given the steepness of the mountains it flows through and the force it has, allowing it to carve off so much rock and soil on its way.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

These similarities are despite any differences in glacial history, background topographic steepness, annual precipitation, and other factors that would otherwise govern the push and pull of water and land, the researchers report.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

The steepness of the dopamine ramp tracks how valuable a reward is and how much effort it takes to get it.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2023

It was the steepness of the bank, of course, which held her back, and the idea of descent, and the fact that there was not much point.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan