devexus

dēvexus, a, um: adj. (dēvehō), inclined downwards; descending; declining.

dēvexus, a, um, adj. [deveho], of places, inclining downwards, sloping, shelving, steep (class.—for syn. v. declivis).

• I Lit.: lucus Vestae, qui a Palatii radice in novam viam devexus est, Cic. Div. 1, 45; cf. Liv. 44, 35: mundus in Austros, Verg. G. 1, 241; and: devexus in planum, Plin. Pan. 7, 1, 1: ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur, * Caes. B. G. 7, 88: arva, Ov. M. 8, 330: margo (lacus), id. ib. 9, 334 (with acclivus): Orion, i. e. towards his setting, Hor. Od. 1, 28, 21; cf.: sol paulum a meridie, Cic. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4; and dies devexior, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 57: globus devexior, Mart. Cap. 6, § 593.—Hence, subst.: dēvexum, i, n., an inclined surface, a slope: aqua in devexo fluit, in plano continetur et stagnat, Sen. Q. N. 3, 3.—
• II Transf., inclining, declining: aetas jam a diuturnis laboribus devexa ad otium, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3: aetas, Sen. Ep. 12: devexa et molliter desinens compositio, id. ib. 114, 15.—Absol.: per devexum ire, i. e. easily, Sen. Vit. Beat. 25 fin.

dēvexus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. (de u. veho), abwärts gehend, I) der Bewegung nach = sich abwärts bewegend, abrollend, a) räumlich: amnis d. ab Indis, Verg.: v. Gestirnen, sich neigend, sol paulum ab meridie d., Cic. fr.: Orion d., sich zum Untergange neigend, Hor.: axis, Prud. cath. 8, 11.: dies devexior, Claud. cons. Mall. Theod. 57. – b) übtr., v. der Zeit: aetas devexa iam, schon abwärts gehend (Ggstz. praeceps aetas), Sen.: aetas iam a diuturnis laboribus devexa ad otium, sich neigend zu usw., Cic. – II) der Lage nach = abwärts sich hinziehend, gesenkt, abschüssig, v. Örtl., ager, Col.: margo, Ov.: litus molliter d., Ps. Quint. decl.: lucus d. in novam viam, sich hinabziehend, Cic.: globus devexior, Mart. Cap. 6. § 593. – subst., dēvexum, ī, n., die Senkung, der Abhang, aqua in devexo fluit, Sen.: per devexa obliqua, Apul. – im Bilde, per devexum ire, seine Bahn abwärts nehmen, v. Tugenden (= leicht geübt werden können), Sen. de vit. beat. 25, 7.

devexus [CL] 1 sloping (downwards), steep. b (as sb. m. or n.) declivity, slope (partly fig.). c brought low. d (fig. w. ref. to age) declining, old. per devexa ac lubrica / clivosi ruris latera (Aldh.) Carm. Aldh. 1. 153; divexum, i. inclinatum, descensum, pronum, stœþhlepe GlH D 736; praecipitium ‥ immensa profunditate ~um B. V. Dunst. 14; per ~a montium latera Gir. EH I 17; s1075 in silva que erat in ~o montis supercilio Chr. Man 52.  b ardua sectari necnon devexa caveri, / dum calles gemini dispari tramite tendunt Aldh. VirgV 762; GlC D 140 (v. descensus 4a); 9‥ divexa, þa healdan WW; praerupta, i. ~a, cludas GlP 456; ferunt ‥ quod ‥ multitudo ‥ avium ab eodem loco ‥ descendat atque in ~u [sic] montis ‥ consideat Alex. Cant. Mir. 36 (1) p. 233 (cf. ib. II: per ~um montis); propugnacula in †devectum [v. l. devexum] surrigi ‥ jussit G. Steph. I 30.  c cum sole ~o in brumalem [circulum] plena est [luna], ipsam solstitiali scandere circulo nox longissima prodit Bede TR 17.  d †dinexa [? l. devexa], i. vetusta, þe ealdan GlH D 492. 2 concave, hollow. b (as sb. n.) vault. aurea devexi dum format sidera caeli Aldh. VirgV 743; 9‥ divexi, þœs hwalfan WW; Neckam DS IX 411 (v. convexus a); ~as ‥ plicaturas Ric. Med. Anat. 214 (v. cellula 2a).  b stellam ‥ que volavit per ~um poli inter nos et boream G. Hen. V 1.

dēvexus, (12) a, um (deveho), qui penche, qui va en pente, incliné, qui descend : Cic. Div. 1, 101 ; Virg. G. 1, 241 ; pl. n. declivia et devexa Cæs. G. 7, 88, les parties en pente et escarpées dʼune colline || n. sing. pris subst^t  : aqua fluit in devexo Sen. Nat. 3, 3, lʼeau ne séjourne pas sur un terrain en pente ; ire per devexum Sen. Vita b. 25, 7, suivre une pente || devexus Orion Hor. O. 1, 28, 21, Orion à son coucher ; devexior Claud. Cons. Theod. 57 || [fig.] qui incline à, qui décline : setas devexa ad otium Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3, âge qui penche vers le repos.

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dēvexus adj.

• deveho, inclining, sloping, shelving, steep: lucus a Palati radice in novam viam: mundus in Austros, V.: amnis, V.: haec declivia et devexa, Cs.: arva, O.: Orion, i. e. towards his setting, H.: raeda, on its way down, Iu.— Poet.: fluit devexo pondere cervix, bent under the load, V.—Fig., inclined, prone: aetas a laboribus ad otium.