pendiente

Definitions of pendiente
  1. noun
    jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
    synonyms: arete, arillo, aro, colgante, zarcillo
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    arracada
    an earring with a pendant ornament
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    joyas, joyería
    an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
  2. noun
    a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
    synonyms: escarpa, escarpadura
  3. noun
    an elevated geological formation
    synonyms: vertiente
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    ascenso, cuesta, subida
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    banda, orilla, vera
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    peralte
    a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
    bajada, descenso, inclinación
    a downward slope or bend
    ladera
    the side or slope of a hill
    ladera de montaña
    the side or slope of a mountain
    ladera de monte
    a slope or hillside
    orilla del río, ribera
    the bank of a river
    orilla del agua
    land bordering a body of water
    type of:
    formación geológica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
  4. noun
    (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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    type of:
    ángulo
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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