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Steigung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ascent noun The act of climbing or rising, or the route by which one climbs.
  • gradient noun The steepness or slope of a road, hill, or surface.
  • hill noun A raised area of land, smaller and less steep than a mountain.
  • inclination noun A tendency or preference to think or act in a certain way.
  • 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.
  • still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.

Senses

Steigung is used for these senses in English:

  • ascent The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
  • hill An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
  • hill A sloping road.
  • inclination A slant or slope.
  • pitch The angle at which an object sits.
  • slope An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
  • slope The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
  • slope (mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.

gradient — full definition

  1. noun The steepness or slope of a road, hill, or surface.
  2. noun A gradual, smooth transition between two colors or shades.
  3. noun The rate at which a quantity (such as temperature or pressure) changes over distance.

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