declivity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di kliv′i tē)

Inflections of 'declivity' (n): npl: declivities

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•cliv•i•ty  (di kliv′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Geology, Geographya downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity).
  • Latin of dēclīvitās a slope, hill, equivalent. to dēclīvi(s) sloping downward (dē- de- + clīv(us) slope, hill + -is adjective, adjectival suffix) + -tās -ty
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
declivity / dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. a downward slope, esp of the ground
    Compare acclivity
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dēclīvitās, from de- + clīvus a slope, hilldeˈclivitous
'declivity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acclivity - brae - decline - declive - declivous - descent - fall - steep

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