declivity

Noun

a downward slope or bend
The downward slope of a curve.
A downward bend in a path.
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.

Origin / Etymology

1610s, from French déclivité, from Latin declivitatem, dēclīvitās,
from dēclivis (“a sloping downward”), from de (“down”) + clīvus (“a slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”) (English lean).

Synonyms

declension, declination, decline, descent, downslope, fall

Antonyms

ascent

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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