declivity
- The downward slope of a curve.
- A downward bend in a path.
- 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.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈklɪvɪti/
Etymology
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).
downward slope
steep bank
rake face
sloping ground
sloping portion
slant plane
inclined ramp
ramp grade
declivio
meyil
pente
Abhang
declive
glooiing
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