declivitous
Collocations
3ADJ.
mandibular
VERB + DECLIVITOUS
covers, ground
DECLIVITOUS + NOUN
propodeum, requisite
Definitions
adj
Descending gradually; sloping; downhill.
Where the ground is declivitous, it is requisite that the hole should be deeper, in addition to which it should be artificially elevated on the edge of the lower side.
The forest covers a declivitous slope, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, and extends to the verge of the steep descent into the table-land of Wynaad.
At lower levels; lowly.
In France, Savoy, and the Southern Low Countries the structure of lordship was declivitous during the eleventh , twelfth , and thirteenth centuries; in other words, seigneurial rights and obligations were greater at lower levels of the hierarchy .
I, for one, and certainly Aera, do not feel declivitous.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — sloping down rather steeply
- downhill
- downward-sloping
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Where the ground is declivitous, it is requisite that the hole should be deeper, in addition to which it should be artificially elevated on the edge of the lower side.
WiktionaryThe forest covers a declivitous slope, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, and extends to the verge of the steep descent into the table-land of Wynaad.
WiktionaryHypostomal tooth-like projection present adjacent to the ventral surface of mandibular insertions; declivitous face of propodeum strongly concave in profile, and meeting the basal face to form a consp
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