Declivity
1Declivity — De*cliv i*ty, n.; pl. {Declivities}. [L. declivitas, fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d[ e]clivit[ e]. See {Decline}.] 1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; …
2declivity — 1610s, from Fr. déclivité, from L. declivitatem (nom. declivitas) a slope, declivity, from declivis a sloping downward, from de down + clivus a slope, from PIE *klei wo , suffixed form of *klei to lean (see LEAN (Cf …
3declivity — ► NOUN (pl. declivities) ▪ a downward slope. ORIGIN Latin declivitas, from clivus a slope …
4declivity — [dē kliv′ə tē, dikliv′ə tē] n. pl. declivities [L declivitas < declivis, a sloping downward < de , down + clivus, a slope < IE * kloiwos < base * klei , LEAN1] a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill: opposed to ACCLIVITY …
5Declivity — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Declivity (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on declivity instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/declivity …
6declivity — A downward slope, as may be observed on a hill or a boss. A slope described as declivitous is an especially steep one. The adjectival form of declivity is declivous. (pron. deh kli vi tee, and deh kly ves) Also see fold, kerf, molding, pleat,… …
7declivity — nuokalnė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Nuožulnus kalno ar kitokios aukštumos ruožas. Gali būti mažo (5–15°), vidutinio (15–25°) ir didelio (daugiau kaip 25°) nuolydžio. atitikmenys: angl. acclivity; declivity; slope vok.… …
8declivity — šlaitas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gruntinių hidrotechninių įrenginių, iškasų ir pylimų šoninis paviršius. atitikmenys: angl. acclivity; declivity; mountainside; slope vok. Abhang, m; Böschung, f; Hang, m rus. откос, m; …
9declivity — šlaitas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kalno arba kalvos šonas. atitikmenys: angl. acclivity; declivity; mountainside; slope vok. Abhang, m; Böschung, f; Hang, m rus. откос, m; скат, m; склон, m …
10declivity — šlaitas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Slėnio šonas. atitikmenys: angl. acclivity; declivity; mountainside; slope vok. Abhang, m; Böschung, f; Hang, m rus. откос, m; скат, m; склон, m …
