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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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