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Clivities
(gcide) | Clivity \Cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Clivities. [L. clivus hill.]
Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [R.]
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Acclivities
(gcide) | Acclivity \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. Acclivities. [L. acclivitas,
fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,
fr. root kli to lean. See Lean.]
A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill,
considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or
descending; an upward slope; ascent.
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Declivities
(gcide) | 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; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to
acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as
descending, being a declivity, which, considered as
ascending, is an acclivity.
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2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
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Commodious declivities and channels for the passage
of the waters. --Derham.
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