- slope, declivity
- تَحَدُّر \ slope, declivity.
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slope, declivity
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declivity — 1610s, from Fr. déclivité, from L. declivitatem (nom. declivitas) a slope, declivity, from declivis a sloping downward, from de down + clivus a slope, from PIE *klei wo , suffixed form of *klei to lean (see LEAN (Cf … Etymology dictionary
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 of surface; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slope — Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slope of a plane — Slope Slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
declivity — ► NOUN (pl. declivities) ▪ a downward slope. ORIGIN Latin declivitas, from clivus a slope … English terms dictionary
declivity — [dē kliv′ə tē, dikliv′ə tē] n. pl. declivities [L declivitas < declivis, a sloping downward < de , down + clivus, a slope < IE * kloiwos < base * klei , LEAN1] a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill: opposed to ACCLIVITY … English World dictionary
slope — [n] slant, tilt abruptness, bank, bend, bevel, bias, cant, declination, declivity, deflection, descent, deviation, diagonal, downgrade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, ramp, rise, rising ground … New thesaurus
declivity — A downward slope, as may be observed on a hill or a boss. A slope described as declivitous is an especially steep one. The adjectival form of declivity is declivous. (pron. deh kli vi tee, and deh kly ves) Also see fold, kerf, molding, pleat,… … Glossary of Art Terms
slope — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall … Moby Thesaurus
declivity — /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] * * * … Universalium
slope — 1. noun 1) the slope of the roof Syn: gradient, incline, angle, slant, inclination, pitch, decline, ascent, declivity, rise, fall, tilt, tip, downslope, upslope, grade, downgrade, upgra … Thesaurus of popular words
