devexity

noun

1. A bending downward; declivity.

   uncountable

   'Twas the more surprizing upon this account, because since the Matter of thie Phaenomenon seem'd to be but a very Thin Vapour, it was necessary that That Vapour shou'd be either of a vast Extent to answer the Superficies of the Earth; or else of a vast Height, that the Devexity of the Subperficies of the Earth shou'd not hinder its being seen in the same Situation from Places so far distant;

Where it comes from

From Latin devexitas, from devexus. See devex (adjective).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry devexity (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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