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steepen [ˈstiːpən] VB trans, intr

steepen

(使)变陡 biàndǒu

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These burns cause a ring of constriction on the peripheral cornea causing the cornea to steepen making the eye focus better at near. en.wikipedia.org

It has a progressively steepening transition, which begins at the ground, and ends at a metal rail or plastic piping called the coping. en.wikipedia.org

To this point, gradients were gentle, but they now steepened to 1 in 66 on the climb up to the bridge. en.wikipedia.org

Having no flaps or other drag-producing devices, we resorted to the time-proven sideslip to steepen our approaches, up to 1200 fpm. en.wikipedia.org

Airy wave theory is also a good approximation for tsunami waves in the ocean, before they steepen near the coast. en.wikipedia.org

Above the bench, the grade steepened into a 500-foot face of rock called the palisades. en.wikipedia.org

Warping or faulting of a drainage basin will steepen the stream gradient followed by the downcutting. en.wikipedia.org

It is widely held that a common cause for headwall steepening and extension headward is the crevasses known as bergschrund that occur between the moving ice and the headwall. en.wikipedia.org

Once under power, it is raised into a 65 climb, which is further steepened in the higher part of the trajectory. en.wikipedia.org

In general, they flatten the dome of the cornea to correct myopia, and steepen the dome of the cornea to correct hyperopia. en.wikipedia.org

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