Definitions for declivity
dɪˈklɪv ɪ tide·cliv·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslopenoun

   a downward slope or bend

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. declivitynoun

   the downward slope of a hill

2. declivitynoun

   a downward bend in a path

3. Etymology: 1610s, from déclivité, from declivitatem/declivitas,

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DECLIVITYnoun

   Inclination or obliquity reckoned downwards; gradual descent; not precipitous or perpendicular: the contrary to acclivity.

   Etymology: declivis, Latin.

   Rivers will not flow, unless upon declivity, and their sources be raised above the earth’s ordinary surface, so that they may run upon a descent. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   I found myself within my depth; and the declivity was so small, that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore. Gulliver’s Travels.

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1. declivity

   Declivity refers to a downward slope or a decline, often used in the context of hills, terrain, or metaphorically in describing a decrease or downturn in a situation or condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Declivitynoun

   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. Declivitynoun

   a descending surface; a sloping place

3. Etymology: [L. declivitas, fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. dclivit. See Decline.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Declivity

   de-kliv′i-ti, n. a place that declines, or slopes downward, opposite of acclivity: inclination downward: a gradual descent.—adjs. Decliv′itous, Declī′vous. [Fr.,—L. declivitas—de, downward, clivus, sloping, akin to clināre.]

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How to say declivity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of declivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of declivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=declivity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Declivity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=declivity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declivity
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=declivity
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=declivity