declivity

(dĭ-klĭv'ĭ-tē)
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.

For a list of words related to declivity, see:

• Earth’s Atmosphere and Topographic Features - declivity: downward slope of ground
• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - declivity: downward slope of hill

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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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