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declivities

declivities is the plural of declivity.

Meaning of declivity

Noun

declivity (plural declivities)

  1. The downward slope of a curve.
    • The Declivity was ſo ſmall, that I walked near a mile before I got to the Shore, which I conjectur'd was about eight a-clock in the Evening.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Gives Some Account of Himself and Family, His First Inducements to Travel. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s...
  2. A downward bend in a path.
  3. An inward curve of the exoskeleton of an insect, such as between body segments; a segment of an insect's body where the exoskeleton curves inward.
    • Males of all species have more developed armature of the elytral declivity than females (Figs. S, 6, 8, 9, 11-14).1979, Entomology Circular, Issue 200, Part 366, Division of Plant Industry, page number not shown

Questions about declivities

What is declivities the plural of?
Declivities is the plural of declivity.

Words near declivities in the dictionary

  1. declinometers
  2. declinous
  3. declipping
  4. declippings
  5. declivant
  6. declivities
  7. declivitous
  8. declivity
  9. declivous
  10. decloak
  11. decloaked

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