Definition
Sloping downward; declining or descending gradually.
Etymology
From Latin declivis, meaning 'sloping downward,' with the -ent adjective suffix. This is a rare or archaic variant of declivate.
Kelly Says
You're unlikely to hear this word in modern conversation—it's been almost completely replaced by 'sloping,' 'declining,' or 'descending'—but it survives in scientific Latin descriptions of plant structures.
Translations
ARالعربية
الذي ينحدر
al-la-thee yan-ha-der
CACatalà
que s'inclina
keh s'in-kli-na
CSČeština
který klesá
k-ter-ee kles-ah
DADansk
som falder
som fal-der
DEDeutsch
der abfällt
der ahf-fal-t
ELΕλληνικά
ο οποίος καταρρίπτει
o oo-pee-os kata-rri-p-tei
ESEspañol
que desciende
keh deh-skee-en-deh
FAفارسی
که کاهش مییابد
keh kah-haash mee-ya-bad
FISuomi
joka laskeutuu
joh-ka lah-skeh-u-tuu
FRFrançais
qui décline
kee deh-klee-nay
HEעברית
המשתנה
ha-mishtanah
HIहिन्दी
जो झुकाव
joh jhu-ka-av
HUMagyar
ami lejti
ah-mee leh-jti
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang menurun
yang me-nu-run
ITItaliano
che declive
keh deh-klee-veh
KKKK
жасыратын
ja-sy-ra-tyn
KO한국어
경사지게 하는
gyeong-sa-ji-ge ha-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
yang menurun
yang me-nu-run
NLNederlands
die afdaalt
dee ahf-dah-lt
NONorsk
som faller
som fal-ler
PAPA
ਜੋ ਨਿਕਲਦਾ
joh nik-al-da
PLPolski
który opada
ktoo-ree oh-pah-da
PTPortuguês
que declina
keh deh-kli-nah
RORomână
care decline
kah-reh deh-kli-neh
RUРусский
который наклоняется
kotoryy naklonnyatsya
SVSvenska
som sjunker
som sjoon-ker
SWKiswahili
kushuka
koo-shuu-kah
TRTürkçe
azalan
ah-zah-lan
UKУкраїнська
який зменшується
yaky zmenshuvatsya
URاردو
جو نکلنا
jo na-khl-na