How to pronounce “declivity”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (geomorphology) The downward slope of a curve.
• A downward bend in a path.
• (entomology) 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.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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