"clivus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklaɪvəs/ Forms: clivi [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{der|en|la|clīvus||slope, hill}} Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”) Head templates: {{en-noun|clivi}} clivus (plural clivi)
  1. (anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-clivus-en-noun-UkGQEWZ2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-clivus-en-noun-L4vHXsRT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clival Related terms: client, climate, climax, clinic, clinoid, decline, incline, recline

Inflected forms

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