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Meaning of acclivity in English
Pronunciation
/əˈklɪvədi/
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Noun
acclivity
Etymology
early 17th century: from Latin acclivitas, from acclivis, from ad-‘towards’ + clivus‘a slope’
Definitions
1.
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Examples
« the car couldn't make it up the rise »
Antonyms
descent
declivity
fall
decline
declination
declension
downslope