pente

Definitions of pente
  1. noun
    an elevated geological formation
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    montée
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    berge, rive
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    bombement
    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
    descente, déclivité
    a downward slope or bend
    coteau, flanc
    the side or slope of a hill
    flanc, versant
    the side or slope of a mountain
    côte
    a slope or hillside
    bord, rive
    the bank of a river
    bord de l'eau, quai
    land bordering a body of water
    type of:
    géologie
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
  2. noun
    degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
    synonyms: inclinaison
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    degré d'inclinaison, inclinaison
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
  3. noun
    a downward slope or bend
    synonyms: descente, déclivité
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    montée
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  4. noun
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
    synonyms: degré d'inclinaison, inclinaison
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    degré d'inclinaison, dénivellation
    the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
    inclinaison
    degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
    raideur
    the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
    montée
    the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
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    emplacement, localisation, position, relation spatiale
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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