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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeclivity
/dɪˈklɪv.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A downward slope or incline, especially of ground.
"The cottage was nestled at the foot of a steep grassy declivity." - 2
The degree or angle of a downward slope.
"Engineers carefully measured the declivity of the terrain before laying the railway tracks."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun 'declivitas', formed from 'declivis' meaning 'sloping downward' (from 'de-' meaning 'down' and 'clivus' meaning 'hill' or 'slope'). It entered the English language in the early 17th century to describe a downward slope or the descending side of a hill.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Declivity" is said worldwide
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pente descendante
Transliteration: pãt dɛs.kɑ̃.dɑ̃t
"La maison est construite sur une pente descendante."
Gefälle
Transliteration: ɡəˈfɛlə
"Das Gebäude steht an einem steilen Gefälle."
declivio
Transliteration: deˈkli.vjo
"Il sentiero scende lungo il declivio della collina."
declive
Transliteration: deˈkli.βe
"El agua fluye rápidamente por el declive."
declive
Transliteration: deˈkli.vi
"O terreno apresenta um declive acentuado."
ढलान
Transliteration: dhalan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"घर पहाड़ी की ढलान पर स्थित है।"
向下倾斜
Transliteration: xiàng xià qīng xié
Script: 中文汉字
"这条小路顺着山坡向下倾斜。"
내리막
Transliteration: naerimak
Script: 한국어 한글
"오두막은 가파른 내리막 아래에 위치해 있다."
下り坂
Transliteration: kudarizaka
Script: 日本語
"その小屋は急な下り坂のふもとに建っている。"
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