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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Declivity \De*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Declivities. [L. declivitas,
fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill;
akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d['e]clivit['e]. See
Decline.]
1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of
surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to
acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as
descending, being a declivity, which, considered as
ascending, is an acclivity.
[1913 Webster]
2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
[1913 Webster]
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage
of the waters. --Derham.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Declivity \De*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Declivities. [L. declivitas,
fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill;
akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d['e]clivit['e]. See
Decline.]
1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of
surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to
acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as
descending, being a declivity, which, considered as
ascending, is an acclivity.
2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage
of the waters. --Derham.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
declivity
n : a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, fall, decline,
declination, declension, downslope] [ant: ascent]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
n.
(lb en geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
n.
(lb en geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
n.
(lb en geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
n.
(lb en geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
Englanti n.
viettävyys, rinne
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
declivity
Engelska n.
sluttning /i riktning mot marken/
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
المنحدر
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
declivity //dɪˈklɪvɪti//
наклон надолу
downward slope
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
spád
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
sklon
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
Abschüssigkeit [geogr.]
Synonym: precipitousness
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
[formal] Geländeabfall [geogr.]
Synonym: downward slope
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
Längsgefälle [constr.]
Note: einer Straße
Note: of a road
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
κατήφορος
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
declivity //dɪˈklɪvɪti//
alamäki, lasku 2.
downward bend in a path
3.
downward slope
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
1. lejtô
2. rézsû
3. lanka
4. ereszkedô
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
declivity /dɪklˈɪvɪti/
1. iniş, meyil.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 倾斜,下坡;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 倾斜,下坡
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