declivities

Variant of declivity

declivity definition

de·cliv·ity (dē kliv′ə tē, di-)

noun pl. declivities -·ties

a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill

Etymology: L declivitas < declivis, a sloping downward < de-, down + clivus, a slope < IE *kloiwos < base *klei-, lean

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