precipice (redirected from precipices)

prec·i·pice  (prs-ps)

n.

1. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.

2. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the precipice of defeat.

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[French précipice, from Latin praecipitium, from praeceps, praecipit-, headlong; see precipitate.]

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a.  the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag

b.  the cliff or crag itself

2. a precarious situation

[from Latin praecipitium steep place, from praeceps headlong]

precipiced  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

precipice - a very steep cliff                   cliff, drop-off, drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

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precipice

noun cliff, crag, rock face, cliff face, height, brink, bluff, sheer drop, steep cliff, scarp The path had sheer rock on one side and a precipice on the other.

Translations

precipice [ˈpresɪpɪs] N → precipicio m, despeñadero m

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → précipice m

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precipice

n (lit, fig) → Abgrund m

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → precipizio
on the edge of a precipice → sull'orlo del precepizio

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precipice [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] n → precipizio
on the edge of a precipice → sull'orlo del precepizio

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precipice

n precipice [ˈpresipis]

a steep cliff. afgrond جُرْف، هاويَه пропаст propast stejl klippe die Klippe γκρεμός precipicio järsak صخرۀ عمود jyrkänne précipice צוּק תָּלוּל खड़ी चट्टान, प्रपात ponor,strmina szakadék tebing þverhnípi precipizio がけ 절벽, 벼랑 praraja, skardis krauja cenuram afgrond stup, bratt skrent przepaść precipício pră­pas­tie; perete abrupt обрыв priepasť prepad provalija brant, stup, avgrund หน้าผา uçurum 懸崖 провалля, безодня عمودي چٹان vách đứng 悬崖

adj precipitous [priˈsipitəs]

very steep. steil شَديد الإنْحِدار много стръмен strmý stejl jäh κατακόρυφος escarpado järsk پر شیب äkkijyrkkä escarpé תָּלוּל प्रपाती vrlo strm meredek terjal þverhníptur ripido 切りたった 깎아지른 듯한 status, skardingas kraujš; stāvs terjal steil svært bratt urwisty escarpado abrupt отвесный strmý strm strm tvärbrant, bråddjup ซึ่งเป็นหน้าผา çok dik, uçurumlu 陡峭的 стрімкий; крутий بہت زيادہ ڈھلوان dốc đứng 陡峭的