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