declivity (redirected from declivities)

de·cliv·i·ty  (d-klv-t)

n. pl. de·cliv·i·ties

A downward slope, as of a hill.

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[Latin dclvits, from dclvis, sloping down : d-, de- + clvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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declivity

Noun

pl -ties a downward slope [Latin declivitas]

declivitous adj

Thesaurus

Noun

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declivity - a downward slope or bend downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent downhill - the downward slope of a hill incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" steep - a steep place (as on a hill)