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 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A descending surface ;
a sloping place .
[
1913 Webster ]
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters . --
Derham .
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1913 Webster ]
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