declivities — de cliv·i·ty || vÉ™tɪ n. descent, slope, decline … English contemporary dictionary
Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Declivity — De*cliv i*ty, n.; 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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Columbia River — Coordinates: 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; 124.05806 … Wikipedia
County Antrim — Contae Aontroma Coontie Antrìm / Countie Antrim Coat of arms … Wikipedia
Staten Island Greenbelt — For other uses of Greenbelt and Green belt, see Green belt (disambiguation). The Staten Island Greenbelt is a system of contiguous public parkland and natural areas in the central hills of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is the… … Wikipedia
Stilts — This article is about the poles. For the type of bird, see stilt. For other uses, see Stilts (disambiguation). Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a distance above the ground. Walking stilts are… … Wikipedia
Jalap — is a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga , a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5000 to 8000 ft. above sea level, more especially about… … Wikipedia
African Uplands — was a term commonly used by European scholars, especially in the 19th century. It refers to the region now commonly known as Sub Saharan Africa. The term African Upland became an important element of philosophical and historical study at that… … Wikipedia
Hydromechanics — (Gr. ubpops avuca ) is the science of the mechanics of water and fluids in general, including hydrostatics or the mathematical theory of fluids in equilibrium, and hydrodynamics, the theory of fluids in motion. The practical application of… … Wikipedia
