Clivus (
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...
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slope
In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line is a number that describes both the ''direction'' and the ''steepness'' of the line. Slope is often denoted by the letter ''m''; there is no clear answer to the question why the letter ''m'' is used ...
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Clivus toilet
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Clivus (anatomy)
The clivus (, Latin for "slope"), or Blumenbach clivus, is a bony part of the cranium at the base of the skull. It is a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae of the sphenoid bone. It slopes gradually to the anterior part of the basilar occ ...
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Clivus (road) Clivus (Latin for "slope", "rise") can refer to
* Clivus toilet
* 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 Ris ...
, 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 WallMartial, ''Epigrams'', v.22.5 and x.19. ...
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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 ...
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