Definitions for: Declivity

[n] a downward slope or bend

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: declension, declination, decline, descent, downslope, fall

Antonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade

See Also: downhill, incline, side, slope, steep

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