How to pronounce declivity
American English pronunciation
dih-KLIV-ih-tee
- IPA
- /dɪˈklɪvɪti/
- Syllables
- dih · KLIV · ih · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What declivity means
A downward slope, as of a hill or path
In a sentence: The sled shot down the declivity behind the barn.
Where it comes from: It came into English in the 1610s through French, from a Latin word meaning sloping downward, built from parts meaning down and a slope.
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