Definitions for acclivity
əˈklɪv ɪ tiac·cliv·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgradenoun

   an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

   "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acclivitynoun

   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.

2. Etymology: * First attested in 1614.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acclivitynoun

   The steepness or slope of a line inclining to the horizon, reckoned upwards; as, the ascent of an hill is the acclivity, the descent is the declivity. John Quincy

   Etymology: from acclivus, Lat.

   The men, leaving their wives and younger children below, do, not without some difficulty, clamber up the acclivities, dragging their kine with them, where they feed them, and milk them, and make butter and cheese, and do all the dairy-work. John Ray, on the Creation.

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1. acclivity

   Acclivity refers to an upward slope or incline of a hill, terrain, or road. It is generally used in the context of geographical and physical features. The opposite of acclivity is declivity, which refers to a downward slope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acclivitynoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See Lean.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acclivity

   ak-kliv′i-ti, n. a slope upwards—opp. to Declivity, a slope downwards.—adj. Acclī′vous, rising as an acclivity—also Accliv′itous. [L. ad, to, clivus, a slope.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acclivity

   The upward slope of an inclined cliff.

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How to say acclivity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acclivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acclivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acclivity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acclivity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=acclivity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclivity
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=acclivity
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=acclivity
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=acclivity