acclivity+or+declivity
21declivity — /dəˈklɪvəti / (say duh klivuhtee) noun (plural declivities) a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity). {Latin dēclīvitas slope} …
22slope — I. n. 1. Obliquity, oblique direction, direction downward. 2. Inclination, acclivity or declivity. II. v. a. Incline. III. v. n. Incline, slant, take an oblique direction …
23Declivities — 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… …
24Acclivities — 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,… …
25ascent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion upward Nouns 1. ascent, ascension, mounting, rising, climb, rise, escalade; leap; upswing, upsurge, upturn; acclivity, hill; elevation. See obliquity. 2. (means of ascent) flight of steps or… …
26Obliquity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obliquity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obliquity obliquity inclination slope slant crookedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 slopeness slopeness Sgm: N 1 leaning leaning &c. >V. Sgm: N …
27slope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slant, tilt, pitch, inclination; incline, grade, gradient, ramp, ascent, rise. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hillside] Syn. rising ground, incline, grade; see hill . 2. [Inclination] Syn.… …
28Slope — 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… …
29Slope 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.… …
30klei- — To lean. Oldest form *k̑lei , becoming *klei in centum languages. Derivatives include decline, lid, climax, climate, and ladder. I. Full grade form *klei . 1. Suffixed form *klei n …
