ETYM Latin declivitas, from declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill; akin to clinare to incline: cf. French déclivité. Related to Decline.
1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent.
2. A descending surface; a sloping place.
3. Place that slopes downwards; inclination downwards.
4. Downward slope. + prikaži više

ETYM French grade, Latin gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Related to Congress, Degree, Gradus.
(Homonym: grayed).
1. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group; SYN. level, tier.
2. The gradient of a slope or road or other surface.
3. The height of the ground on which something stands; SYN. ground level. + prikaži više

A rising slope.

ETYM Formed (like abode from abide) from Old Eng. slipen. Related to Slip.
Another name for gradient.
An elevated geological formation; SYN. incline, side.