Declivity DECLIV'ITY, n. [L. sloping.] Declination from a horizontal line; descent of land; inclination downward; a slope; a gradual descent of the earth, of a rock or other thing: chiefly used of the earth, and opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, and considered as ascending, an acclivity.

declivity n 1: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade]

declivity noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Latin declivitat-, declivitas, from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare Date: 1612 1. downward inclination 2. a descending slope

declivity
n. (pl. -ies) a downward slope, esp. a piece of sloping ground.
Derivatives:
declivitous adj.
Etymology: L declivitas f. declivis (as DE-, clivus slope)

declivity dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) a downward slope, esp. a piece of sloping ground. øødeclivitous adj. [L declivitas f. declivis (as DE-, clivus slope)]

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.

declivity n. Slope (downward), descent.

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