Meaning of ACCLIVITY
| Pronunciation: | | u'klivitee
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[n] an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make the grade" |
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ACCLIVITY is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade |
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| | Antonyms: | | declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall | | |
| | See Also: | | incline, side, slope, uphill | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas,
fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,
fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.]
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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