Declivity Definition

dĭ-klĭvĭ-tē
declivities
noun
declivities
A downward slope or sloping, as of a hill.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
downslopedeclensiondeclinationdeclinefalldescentslopeplungegradientdropdowngradedescendingcliffpitch

Other Word Forms of Declivity

Noun

Singular:
declivity
Plural:
declivities

Origin of Declivity

  • 1610s, from French déclivité, from Latin declivitatem/dēclīvitās, from dēclivis (“a sloping downward”), from de (“down”) + clīvus (“a slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”) (English lean).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dēclīvitās from dēclīvis sloping down dē- de- clīvus slope klei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Declivity Sentence Examples

  • Our columns ought to have begun to appear on an open declivity to his right.

  • The old town is picturesquely situated on a lofty declivity, which includes the most easterly point of land in England.

  • Below the north-east declivity of this range lies Georgia, on the other side of which province rises the Caucasus, the boundary of Asia and Europe between the Caspian and Black Seas, the highest points of which reach an elevation of nearly 19,000 ft.

  • The experiments of Bossut were made only on pipes of a moderate declivity, but Dubuat used declivities of every kind, and made his experiments upon channels of various sizes.

  • Skiathos is a beautifully wooded and picturesque island; the town stands on a declivity surrounding an excellent harbour.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

YTYITY

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declivity

Words Starting With D and Ending With Y

Starts With D & Ends With YStarts With DE & Ends With YStarts With D & Ends With TY

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With D9 Letter Words Ending With Y