n.
Pronunciation: -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Latin declivitat-, declivitas, from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare
Date: 1612
1 : downward inclination
2 : a descending slope
n.
Pronunciation: -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Latin declivitat-, declivitas, from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare
Date: 1612
1 : downward inclination
2 : a descending slope
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012