pendenza

Definitions of pendenza
  1. noun
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    synonyms: inclinazione
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    type of:
    collocazione, posizione, posto, relazione spaziale
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  2. noun
    a downward slope or bend
    synonyms: calata, china, declivio, discesa, inclinazione, pendice, pendio, salto
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    antonyms:
    rampa, salita
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    type of:
    pendio
    an elevated geological formation
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