- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A descending surface; a sloping place. Source: opted
- 3. n. a downward slope or bend Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. 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. 2. A descending surface; a sloping place. Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters. Derham. Source: webster
- 5. n:100 n a downward slope or bend Source: ecdict
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