About The Word Acclivity
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Acclivity
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What's The Definition Of Acclivity?
[n] an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make the grade"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acclivity: ascent | climb | raise | rise | upgrade Related Terms | Find terms related to Acclivity: See Also | incline | side | slope | uphill Acclivity In Webster's Dictionary \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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