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declivity n. 倾斜,下坡 倾斜,下坡 declivity n 1: a downward slope or bend [ synonym: { descent}, { declivity}, { fall}, { decline}, { declination}, { declension}, { downslope}] [ ant: { acclivity}, { ascent}, { climb}, { raise}, { rise}, { upgrade}] Declivity \ De* cliv" i* ty\, n.; pl. { Declivities}. [ L. declivitas, fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d[' e] clivit[' e]. See { Decline}.] 1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A descending surface; a sloping place. [ 1913 Webster] Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters. -- Derham. [ 1913 Webster]
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