declivity

Noun
Synonyms: descentfalldeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a downward slope or bendSynonyms: descentfalldeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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