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How to pronounce declivity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms declension, declination, decline, descent, downslope, fall
Type of incline, side, slope
Has types downhill, steep
Derivation declivitous

Examples of declivity

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A catch or block called a trigger may be used to hold a wheel on a declivity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There is a space here, a male declivity in the shape of my husband.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the west, slopes with strong declivity form narrow canyons with abrupt and deserted sides.
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The structure is elliptical in form and it was built into a natural declivity in the terrain.
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In wonder and languor, we drifted along, four rafts in a deep declivity in the middle of nowhere.
From the denverpost.com
In the course of the play, physical declivity takes her from a cane to a walker to a wheelchair.
From the time.com
The remote declivity doesn't fit into the Obama administration's new strategy of protecting the civilian population.
From the washingtonpost.com
You may wonder how a landscaped, 1.5 metre-deep declivity in a royal park can be anything but a stark physical fact.
From the independent.co.uk
The ultimate declivity is death.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Descent: a downward slope or bend
  • A term used to describe the descending distal slope of beetle forewings. For example, Ips beetles have spines on their elytral declivity, while Dendroctonus species have a rounded elytral declivity.