Steigung

/ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Steigungen

Meaning

  1. slope, gradient

    • Die Straße hat eine starke Steigung.

      The road has a steep gradient.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

gradient

gradient is the English word for the same thing — both mean "slope, gradient."

Practice

1 What does Steigung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Straße hat eine starke ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Steigung?

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