ammaccatura

Definitions of ammaccatura
  1. noun
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    synonyms: contusione, ecchimosi, ematoma, livido, lividura
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    ferita, trauma
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  2. noun
    a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, incisione, infossamento, infossatura, intaccatura, intacco, unghiata
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    acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
  3. noun
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    anfratto
    a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
  4. noun
    a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
  5. noun
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, depressione, esaurimento, esaurimento nervoso, infossamento, infossatura, malinconia, oppressione
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    malinconia, paturnie
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    deiezione, sconforto
    a state of melancholy depression
  6. noun
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
    synonyms: acciaccatura, crisi economica, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura
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    crisi, malattia, patologia
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  7. noun
    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura
  8. noun
    pushing down
    synonyms: acciaccatura, avvallamento, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura
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    scrocco
    depression of a button on a computer mouse
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    pressione, spinta
    the act of applying force in order to move something away
  9. noun
    the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
  10. noun
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    vizio
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  11. noun
    the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    interlinea, spazio, spazio bianco
    a blank area
  12. noun
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    synonyms: abbacchiamento, abbattimento, acciaccatura, avvilimento, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura, prostrazione
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    demoralizzazione
    depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
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    mestizia
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  13. noun
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
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    altura, rilievo
    a raised or elevated geological formation
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    avvallamento, bacino, catinella, catino, conca, depressione
    a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
    alveo, letto
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    cratere
    a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
    alveo, cavità, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno, tasca
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    piana, piano, pianura
    low level country
    inghiottitoio
    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
    fondovalle, valle
    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
    circo, circo glaciale
    a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
    borro
    deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
    fondale
    the bottom of a sea or ocean
    burrone, canalone, canyon, cañon, gola, stretta
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
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    formazione, formazione geologica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
  14. noun
    an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    risultato
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  15. noun
    the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    corrosione
    erosion by chemical action
  16. noun
    angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
  17. noun
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
    synonyms: acciaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    scanalatura, solco
    a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
    acciaccatura, dentellatura, incisione, infossamento, infossatura, intaccatura, intacco, unghiata
    a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    grinza, piega, ruga
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    crepa, incrinatura
    a long narrow depression in a surface
    scanalatura
    a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
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