declivity

Senso (Inglese)

1. The downward slope of a curve.
2. A downward bend in a path.
3. An inward curve of the exoskeleton of an insect, such as between body segments; a segment of an insect's body where the exoskeleton curves inward.

Concetti

declivio

discesa

pendio

china

pendenza

calata

tendenza

sinonimi

slope

descent

fall

downslope

inclination

decline

slant

declination

declension

precipice

grade

inclined plane

dip

ebb

falloff

gradient

hang

heeling

hillside

incline

invoice

landing

lean

leaning

obliquity

propensity

set

shelving

steep

steepness

tally

tilt

downward slope

steep bank

depression

rake face

sloping ground

sloping portion

slant plane

inclined ramp

ramp grade

acclivity

propension

aptness

bias

bill

brae

check

chit

decrease

Traduzioni

Abhang

meyil

pente

declive

inclinación

Hang

iniş

déclivité

berwar

κατηφόρα

κατωφέρεια

côte

descenso

glooiing

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪˈklɪvɪti/

Etimologia (Inglese)

1610s, from French déclivité, from Latin declivitatem, dēclīvitās,
from dēclivis (“a sloping downward”), from de (“down”) + clīvus (“a slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”) (English lean).