declivity

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(dĭ-klĭv'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
A downward slope, as of a hill.

[Latin dēclīvitās, from dēclīvis, sloping down : dē-, de- + clīvus, slope.]


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noun

    A downward slope or distance: decline, descent, drop, fall, pitch. See rise/fall.

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Declivity

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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

Italiano (Italian)
pendio

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 내리막길

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 下り勾配, 下り坂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انحدار, منحدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מורד, מדרון‬


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