acclivity

ac·cliv·i·ty

A0041800 (ə-klĭv′ĭ-tē)n. pl. ac·cliv·i·ties An upward slope, as of a hill.

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[Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis, uphill : ad-, ad- + clīvus, slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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ac·cliv′i·tous (-ĭ-təs) adj.

acclivity

(əˈklɪvɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesan upward slope, esp of the ground. Compare declivity[C17: from Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis sloping up, steep] acˈclivitous, acclivous adj

ac•cliv•i•ty

(əˈklɪv ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity). [1605–15; < Latin acclīvitās <acclīv(is) steep] ac•cliv′i•tous, ac•cli•vous (əˈklaɪ vəs) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acclivity - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, riseincline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"uphill - the upward slope of a hill

acclivity

nounAn upward slope:ascent, rise.

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