clivity

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noun

inclination, slope; ascent or descent; gradient

OriginLatin clivus →
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Meanings

nounclivity (plural clivities)

plural clivities

  1. archaicinclination, slope; ascent or descent; gradient

Origin

  1. Latinclivus“hill”
  2. Englishclivity

Latin clivus (“hill”).

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