declivity

Noun

Meaning

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.

A descending surface; a sloping place.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fall decline descent declination declension downslope hill brae bevel bank bluff cant rise angle drop
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Antonyms

hill ascension burgeon rise coming raise
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Hypernyms

side slope incline

Hyponyms

steep downhill

Derivatives

declivities

Examples

The town was built on the southern declivity, and was surrounded by a wall, which, allowing for the natural irregularities of the soil, represented a triangle, with the castle at the summit—a form observable in many of the ancient cities of Greece. Source: Internet

When he walked, he walked as though he went down a declivity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

declipping declivant declivitous declivous decloak decloaker