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declivity

Syllabification: (de·cliv·i·ty)
Pronunciation: /diˈklivitē/

Definition of declivity

noun (plural declivities)

  • a downward slope:a thickly wooded declivity

Derivatives

declivitous

Pronunciation: /-təs/

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin declivitas, from declivis 'sloping down', from de- 'down' + clivus 'a slope'

declivity in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of declivity in the British & World English dictionary