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clivus

Syllables: cli·vus/ˈklaɪvəs/

clivus noun: part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.

Noun

clivus (plural clivi)

  1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
  2. (historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.

clivus meaning in Tamil

clivus in Tamil

மண்டை ஓட்டுப்பின் குழிச்சரிவு

Forms of clivus

pluralclivi

Origin of clivus

Derived from Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”).

Words formed from clivus

Questions about clivus

What does clivus mean?
Clivus means part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
What is clivus in Tamil?
Clivus in Tamil is மண்டை ஓட்டுப்பின் குழிச்சரிவு. See Clivus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clivus?
Clivus is a noun.
How do you pronounce clivus?
Clivus is pronounced /ˈklaɪvəs/.
What is the plural of clivus?
The plural of clivus is clivi.

Words near clivus in the dictionary

  1. clivis
  2. clivities
  3. clivity
  4. clivoaxial
  5. clivorine
  6. clivus
  7. clk
  8. CLL
  9. CLLEX
  10. cllr
  11. cllrs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clivus (page history and authors); clivus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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