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declivity
/ dɪˈklɪvɪtɪ /
Derived Forms
- deˈclivitous, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of declivity1
Word History and Origins
Origin of declivity1
Example Sentences
It features a sequence of choppy waves and declivities fueled by strong diurnal tides rather than the hole in the sea—“the navel of the ocean”—implied by the popular legends.
The rapid vehicle once more passed over the draw-bridge and wheeled down the declivity through the town.
St. Ildefonso's gilded pinnacles next presented themselves on the declivity of a beautiful hill.
The tides, as we have noted, tend to drag the particles down the slope, while the waves operate to roll them up the declivity.
Gradually at first, and slowly, the little heap slides down the steep declivity.
Coronado spurred his horse down the rough, disjointed, slippery declivity, and the others followed.
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