Clivus (
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
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slope
In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a Line (mathematics), line is a number that describes the direction (geometry), direction of the line on a plane (geometry), plane. Often denoted by the letter ''m'', slope is calculated as the ratio of t ...
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Clivus toilet
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Clivus (anatomy)
The clivus (, Latin for "slope") or Blumenbach clivus is a part of the occipital bone at the base of the skull, extending anteriorly from the foramen magnum. It is related to the pons and the abducens nerve (CN VI).
The term is also used for the ...
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Clivus (road) Clivus (Latin for "slope", "rise") can refer to
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* Clivus (anatomy)
* Clivus (road), a kind of Roman road (e.g. the clivus suburanus)
** Clivus Capitolinus
The main road to the Roman Capitol, the Clivus Capitolinus ("Capitoline Ri ...
, a kind of Roman road (e.g. the
clivus suburanus
The Clivus Suburanus was a street in ancient Rome. It was an irregular continuation from the Subura valley, rising between the Oppian Hill and the Cispian Hill as far as the Porta Esquilina on the Servian Wall
The Servian Wall (; ) is an ancien ...
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Clivus Capitolinus
The main road to the Roman Capitol, the Clivus Capitolinus ("Capitoline Rise") starts at the head of the Roman Forum beside the Arch of Tiberius as a continuation of the Via Sacra; proceeding around the Temple of Saturn and turning to the south i ...
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