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Definition of Acclivity
1. Noun. An upward slope or grade (as in a road). "The car couldn't make it up the rise"
Generic synonyms: Incline, Side, Slope
Specialized synonyms: Uphill
Derivative terms: Acclivitous, Ascend, Climb, Climb, Raise
Antonyms: Descent
Definition of Acclivity
1. n. 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.
Definition of Acclivity
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acclivity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acclivity
Literary usage of Acclivity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"1>о reached only by descending a ravine 80 feet in depth and ascending a precipitous
acclivity of a similar height. The fort was taken in the face of fierce ..."
2. The Diary of William Bentley: Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts by William Bentley, Joseph Gilbert Waters, Marguerite Dalrymple, Alice G. Waters, Essex Institute (1907)
"The Meeting House of Harvard on the acclivity, lately painted white, makes a
pleasing object. ... acclivity ..."
3. Excursions in Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper (1836)
"Populous acclivity.— New Region.—Huge Column of Marble.—Groups in Holiday
Attire.— Reach Domo d'Ossola. MY DEAR ——, AT the appointed hour we were all ..."
4. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1855)
"... had his nose cut to the bone, "for reflecting on the king," in 1669 ; whence
dates the Coventry Act against cutting and maiming. The acclivity of the ..."
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