| 释义 |
de·cliv·i·ty
\-ˈklivəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin declivitat-, declivitas, from declivis sloping down (from de down, away + -clivis, from clivus slope, hill) + -tat-, -tas -ty; akin to Latin clinare to incline — more at de-, lean
1. : downward deviation from the horizontal : slope or gradient of a surface : inclination
< streams of water in the larger valleys of gentler declivity — C.A.Cotton >
— opposed to acclivity
2. : a descending slope (as of a hill) : a steep or overhanging slope (as of a cliff)
< a large village situated just on the declivity of the farther side of the hill — George Borrow > |