DECLIVITY


Meaning of DECLIVITY in English

noun a descending surface; a sloping place.

2. declivity ·noun 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.

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