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declivity

[ dih-kliv-i-tee ]

noun

plural declivities.
  1. a downward slope, as of ground ( acclivity ).


declivity

/ »åɪˈ°ì±ôɪ±¹Éª³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a downward slope, esp of the ground Compare acclivity
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ³¦±ô¾±±¹¾±³Ù´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of declivity1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin »åŧ³¦±ôÄ«±¹¾±³ÙÄå²õ “a slope, hill,†equivalent to »åŧ³¦±ôÄ«±¹¾±(²õ) “sloping downward†( »åŧ- prefix indicating downward motion + ³¦±ôÄ«±¹(³Ü²õ) “slope, hill†+ -is adjective suffix) + -³ÙÄå²õ noun suffix; de-, -ty 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of declivity1

C17: from Latin »åŧ³¦±ôÄ«±¹¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from de- + ³¦±ôÄ«±¹³Ü²õ a slope, hill
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Now we were east of the trail, meandering across a treeless declivity with no obvious route at our feet.

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Fires in the region often start in this steep and inaccessible declivity, served by a single main road that meanders alongside the water.

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These were mounted on a metal armature, and the result was a white cube, with a few enigmatic protrusions and a curious declivity capturing the negative space of the fireplace.

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Within a week I’d developed night sweats that caused pools of water to collect in the declivity above my collarbone, and left my hair greasy at the scalp.

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Later, I had screeched to a halt at the lip of a sharp declivity and, unable to find a foothold, simply timberrrrrrrrred into the sagebrush.

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