Definition
Describing something that tends to increase in intensity, seriousness, or scale, especially in a conflict or tense situation.
Etymology
From 'escalate' plus the suffix '-ory' (meaning 'relating to' or 'tending to'). Formed in the 20th century as conflicts and tensions demanded vocabulary to describe spiraling situations.
Kelly Says
During the Cold War, military strategists used 'escalatory' constantly to describe how conflicts could spiral—the word itself became a tool for thinking about nuclear risk!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንደር እንደ ሰገና
men-der en-de se-ge-na
ARالعربية
ممر متحرك
mam-mar muta-har-ik
CACatalà
ascensor
a-sen-sor
CSČeština
eskalátor
es-ka-la-tor
DADansk
rullebane
ru-le-ba-ne
DEDeutsch
Rolltreppenanlage
rohl-tREP-en-an-la-ge
ELΕλληνικά
κινητή σκάλα
ki-ni-ti ska-la
ESEspañol
escalatorio
es-ka-la-to-rio
FAفارسی
پله برقی
peh-leh ber-k-si
FISuomi
kävelyteline
kae-vye-te-li-ne
FRFrançais
escalatoire
e-ska-la-to-re
GUGU
એસ્કેલેટર
e-ska-le-ta-r
HIहिन्दी
चालू सीढ़ी
cha-loo see-dee
HUMagyar
járólépcső
ja-ro-le-pcsö
IDBahasa Indonesia
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
IGIG
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
ITItaliano
scala mobile
ska-la mo-bee-le
JA日本語
エスカレーター
esu-ka-ree-taa
KMKM
បន្ទាត់ រថ
bon-daat rat
MSBahasa Melayu
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် လှမ်း
lyi-phet-sit lha-ng
NLNederlands
roltrap
rol-trap
NONorsk
rulltrappa
rull-trap-pa
PLPolski
escalator
es-ka-la-tor
PTPortuguês
escalatório
es-ka-la-to-rio
RORomână
scara rulanta
ska-ra ru-lan-ta
RUРусский
эскалаторный
es-ka-la-to-rnyy
SVSvenska
rulltrappa
rull-trap-pa
SWKiswahili
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
TAதமிழ்
மேல் ஏறும் படி
may-el a-rum pa-di
TEతెలుగు
స్కేలేటర్
ske-la-ter
THไทย
บันไดเลื่อน
ban-tai-luen
TLTL
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
TRTürkçe
merdiven
mer-di-ven
UKУкраїнська
ескалатор
es-ka-la-tor
URاردو
اسکالٹر
es-ka-la-tor
VITiếng Việt
thang cuốn
thang-kwan
YOYO
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
ZUZU
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor