"acclivity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈklɪv.ə.ti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acclivity.wav Forms: acclivities [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1614. From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{bor|en|la|acclīvitās}} Latin acclīvitās Head templates: {{en-noun}} acclivity (plural acclivities)
  1. (geomorphology) 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. Categories (topical): Geomorphology Translations (slope or inclination considered as "ascending"): ylämäki (Finnish), nousu (Finnish), mwambato [class-3] (Kikuyu), aclividade [feminine] (Portuguese), sluttning (Swedish), stigning (Swedish), རྒྱེན་གསེག (rgyen gseg) (Tibetan)

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