Declivity

  • 11declivity — šlaitas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Stogo šonas. atitikmenys: angl. acclivity; declivity; mountainside; slope vok. Abhang, m; Böschung, f; Hang, m rus. откос, m; скат, m; склон, m …

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  • 12declivity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Latin declivitat , declivitas, from declivis sloping down, from de + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare Date: 1612 1. downward inclination 2. a descending slope …

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  • 13declivity — /di kliv i tee/, n., pl. declivities. a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity). [1605 15; < L of declivitas a slope, hill, equiv. to declivi(s) sloping downward (de DE + cliv(us) slope, hill + is adj. suffix) + tas TY] * * * …

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  • 14declivity — noun a) the downward slope of a hill b) a downward bend in a path …

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  • 15declivity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slope, declination, descent; see inclination 5 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A downward slope or distance: decline, descent, drop, fall, pitch. See RISE …

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  • 16declivity — de cliv·i·ty || vÉ™tɪ n. descent, slope, decline …

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  • 17declivity — [dɪ klɪvɪti] noun (plural declivities) formal a downward slope. Derivatives declivitous adjective Origin C17: from L. declivitas, from declivis sloping down , from de down + clivus a slope …

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  • 18declivity — n. Slope (downward), descent …

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  • 19declivity — n downward slope or slant, Scot, and North Eng. brae, hillside; decline, declension, descent, downgrade; drop, fall, dip; pitch, grade, angle; incline, hill, mount, rise …

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  • 20declivity — de·cliv·i·ty …

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