A downward slope, as of a hill.
[Latin dēclīvitās, from dēclīvis, sloping down : dē-, de- + clīvus, slope.]
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de·cliv·i·ty (dĭ-klĭv'ĭ-tē) ![]() |
[Latin dēclīvitās, from dēclīvis, sloping down : dē-, de- + clīvus, slope.]
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a downward slope or bend
Synonyms: descent, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skråning, hældning
Nederlands (Dutch)
(aflopende) helling
Français (French)
n. - déclivité, pente
Deutsch (German)
n. - Abschüssigkeit, Hang
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατήφορος, κατηφοριά
Português (Portuguese)
n. - declividade (f)
Русский (Russian)
покатость, уклон
Español (Spanish)
n. - declive
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sluttning
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
倾斜, 下坡
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傾斜, 下坡
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) انحدار, منحدر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מורד, מדרון
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