jyrkkyys — meaning in English

English meaning

• grade noun A mark or score showing how well someone did on a test or in a course.
• pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
• slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.

Senses

jyrkkyys is used for these senses in English:

• grade A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
• pitch The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
• slope The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
• steepness (uncountable) The state or quality of being steep.

grade — full definition

1. noun A mark or score showing how well someone did on a test or in a course.
2. noun A level of quality, rank, or degree within a scale.
3. noun A year or level of school (US usage), such as third grade or ninth grade.
4. noun The slope or steepness of a road, hill, or railway track.
5. verb To assign a score or mark to someone's work.

pitch — full definition

1. noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
2. verb To throw, especially a ball toward a batter.
3. verb To promote or attempt to sell an idea or product.
4. noun The playing field used in sports such as football, rugby, or cricket (chiefly British English).
5. noun How high or low a sound is perceived to be.

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