Declivity

  • 21declivity — de•cliv•i•ty [[t]dɪˈklɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties gel geo a downward slope ( opposed to acclivity). • Etymology: 1605–15; < L dēclīvitās a slope, hill =dēclīvi(s) sloping downward (dē de + clīvis, adj. der. of clīvus slope, hill) + tās ty II …

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  • 22declivity — /dəˈklɪvəti / (say duh klivuhtee) noun (plural declivities) a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity). {Latin dēclīvitas slope} …

  • 23declivity —   n. downward slope.    ♦ declivitous,    ♦ declivous, a …

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  • 24declivity — n. (pl. ies) a downward slope, esp. a piece of sloping ground. Derivatives: declivitous adj. Etymology: L declivitas f. declivis (as DE , clivus slope) …

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  • 25postalar declivity — see postalar wall …

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  • 26Declivities — Declivity De*cliv i*ty, n.; pl. {Declivities}. [L. declivitas, fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d[ e]clivit[ e]. See {Decline}.] 1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent… …

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  • 27Yaonáhuac — is a municipality, and the municipal seat of the municapality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Puebla.NomenclatureTwo translations exist for Yaonáhuac : #It comes from huey , great ; atl water ; ohtli , and náhuac , way and via together …

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  • 28descent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion downward Nouns 1. descent, descension (rare), declension, declination, inclination, fall; falling, drop, subsidence, lapse; comedown. 2. downfall, tumble, slip, cropper, stumble, nosedive, crash… …

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  • 29Paraíba do Sul — The Paraíba do Sul, or simply termed Paraíba is a river in the south east of Brazil. It flows 1,120 kilometres west to northeast from its source at the junction of the Paraitinga and Paraibuna rivers to the sea near Campos.Its main tributaries… …

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  • 30Concert pitch — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …

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