hilliness

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hill·y

(hĭl′ē)

adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est

1. Having many hills.

2. Similar to a hill; steep.

hill′i·ness n.

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hilliness

(ˈhɪlɪnɪs)

the fact or condition of being hilly

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hilliness - the quality of being hilly; "the hilliness of West Virginia"

ruggedness - the quality of being topologically uneven; "the ruggedness of the mountains"

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hilliness

[ˈhɪlɪnɪs] N → lo montañoso

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hilliness

n → Hügeligkeit f; (higher) → Bergigkeit f; the hilliness of the terrain → das hügelige or (higher) → bergige Gelände

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