pendio

Definitions of pendio
  1. noun
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
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    beccheggio
    degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
    ripidezza
    the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
    dosso, rialzo
    the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    type of:
    collocazione, posizione, posto, relazione spaziale
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  2. noun
    degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
    synonyms: beccheggio
  3. noun
    a biased way of looking at or presenting something
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    type of:
    visione
    a mental position from which things are viewed
  4. noun
    an elevated geological formation
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    rampa, salita
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    proda, riva, sponda
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    calata, china, declivio, discesa, inclinazione, pendenza, pendice, salto
    a downward slope or bend
    costa, parete, versante
    the side or slope of a mountain
    lungofiume
    the bank of a river
    type of:
    formazione, formazione geologica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
  5. noun
    a downward slope or bend
    synonyms: calata, china, declivio, discesa, inclinazione, pendenza, pendice, salto
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    antonyms:
    rampa, salita
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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