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an upward slope; the fact of sloping upward: The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities. Fewer examples. I left the wooded valley and proceeded to mount the steep acclivity of Wildfell. This mountain looks a monster, its very steep acclivities soaring skyward in terraces of uncompromising cliffs.
The meaning of ACCLIVITY is an ascending slope (as of a hill).
Acclivity definition: an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).. See examples of ACCLIVITY used in a sentence.
an upward slope; the fact of sloping upward: The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities. Fewer examples. I left the wooded valley and proceeded to mount the steep acclivity of Wildfell. This mountain looks a monster, its very steep acclivities soaring skyward in terraces of uncompromising cliffs.
An acclivity is an uphill slope, so you’ll have to pedal a little harder to get to the top. The word acclivity traces back to the Latin word acclivis, meaning “ascending,” which is a combination of ad-, meaning “toward,” and clivus, meaning “slope.”.
acclivity in British English. (əˈklɪvɪtɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ties. an upward slope, esp of the ground. Compare declivity. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
Define acclivity. acclivity synonyms, acclivity pronunciation, acclivity translation, English dictionary definition of acclivity. n. pl. ac·cliv·i·ties An upward slope, as of a hill. ac·cliv′i·tous adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.