Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declivant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cli-vant
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Head but slightly tumid above; front regularly arcuate and slightly declivant, the frontal costa broadening constantly in width toward the labrum, acuminate above; vertex narrow, the eyes being separated by a space less than equal to the diameter of one of the eyes, the fastigum scarcely declivant; […]"
"Fastigium of the vertex declivant or sloping."
"Head but little tumid above; front vertical above, roundly declivant below the costa, nearly equal, but broadening and fading on approaching the labrum, a little constricted above the antennæ; vertex moderately broad, the eyes[…]"

Etymology

Ultimately related to Latin dēclīvis.

Questions

What does declivant mean?: Sloping.
Where does declivant come from?: Ultimately related to Latin dēclīvis.

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