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declivity - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'declivity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Declivity [ n.]
- 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.
- A descending surface; a sloping place.