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POLYSEMIC TERM [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

For some the experience of riding up a hill will be one of elation but for most, the pain of climbing has been enough to see the bike sent to the darkest recesses of the shed or garage and the reintroduction of tiddly-winks to the daily activities.

CONT

You will get buckets of water thrown over you, you will get balloons from every corner thrown at you and they also have these huge bicycle pump looking things that throw a spout of water several meters. If you are cycling up a steep gradient you might be said to be a captive audience to them. They have no mercy.

CONT

You turn in the dirt road to your right and after a short slope you find a rocky climb, with fairly wide hairpin bends offering a beautiful view of the surrounding valleys. Just before the church of Cigno the tarmac road starts again and after cycling through this small village you get to a crossroads (the highest point this route) where you turn left along a beautiful slope leading to Civorio.

OBS

The term "gradient" may also be used to mean the "grade of a hill", in which case it is usually expressed as a percentage. "Hill" and "slope" are also polysemic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Route en pente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Terreno en pendiente.

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Record 2 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A term having two or more meanings.

OBS

For example, "book" is a polysemous term with at least two meanings: a bound volume with a size, weight, position, and so forth; an abstract entity with an author, title, and possibly many manifestations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Terme ayant plusieurs sens.

OBS

Le mot «pompe», par exemple, est un terme polysémique. En effet, il peut désigner un appareil (pompe à vélo) comme il peut exprimer le mot «chaussure» en argot.

Spanish

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