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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Declivity \De*cliv"i*ty\, noun; 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 of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity.
2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters. --Derham.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
declivity
noun: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {fall}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
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