Acclivity

  • 11acclivity — noun /əˈklɪvɪtɪ/ A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent …

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  • 12acclivity —    Ascending a slope [16] …

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  • 13acclivity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ascent, rise, incline, pitch, slope, grade. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An upward slope: ascent, rise. See RISE …

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  • 14acclivity — ac·cliv·i·ty || É™ klɪvÉ™tɪ n. upward slope, ascending slope of a hill …

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  • 15acclivity — [ə klɪvɪti] noun (plural acclivities) an upward slope. Derivatives acclivitous adjective Origin C17: from L. acclivitas, from acclivis, from ad towards + clivus a slope …

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  • 16acclivity — n. Ascent, upward slope, rising ground, steep, hill, height, up hillway …

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  • 17acclivity — n ascent, upward slope, grade, gradient, rise, incline, inclination, slant, pitch, cant, upgrade; elevation, glacis, bank, hill, hillside, hillock, eminence …

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  • 18acclivity — ac·cliv·i·ty …

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  • 19acclivity — ac•cliv•i•ty [[t]əˈklɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties gel geo an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity). • Etymology: 1605–15; < L acclīvitās < acclīv(is) steep ac•cliv′i•tous, ac•cli•vous əˈklaɪ vəs adj …

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  • 20acclivity — /əˈklɪvəti / (say uh klivuhtee) noun (plural acclivities) an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent. {Latin acclīvitas steepness} …

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