devexity

Noun

devexity (usually uncountable, plural devexities)

1. (usually) A bending downward; declivity.
   • 'Twas the more surprizing upon this account, because since the Matter of thie Phaenomenon seem'd to be but a very Thin Vapour, it was necessary that That Vapour shou'd be either of a vast Extent to answer the Superficies of the Earth; or else of a vast Height, that the Devexity of the Subperficies...1738, John Pointer, A Rational Account of the Weather, page 184
   • The Governor of Pensacola says, that the etymology of Langue la Graisse originates from the Rivers forming an extensive Curve; where, upon the first Settlement of the Place, great Quantities of Bear-Meat were stored up for the Use of the Garrison and the French and Spanish Navigators up and down...1792, John Pope, A Tour Through the Southern and Western Territiries of the United States of North-America, page 22