Acclivity Definition

ə-klĭvĭ-tē
acclivities
noun
acclivities
An upward slope, as of a hill.
American Heritage
An upward slope of ground.
Webster's New World

(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.

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Noun

Singular:
acclivity
Plural:
acclivities

Origin of Acclivity

  • Latin acclīvitās from acclīvis uphill ad- ad- clīvus slope klei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”).

    From Wiktionary

  • First attested in 1614.

    From Wiktionary

Acclivity Sentence Examples

  • It is delightfully situated on a bold acclivity, one mile E. from the church.

  • When parts of a field are flat, and other parts have a considerable acclivity, it is expedient to cut a receiving drain near to the bottom of the slopes, and to give the flat ground an independent set of drains.

  • Ashbourn Grove, a neat well-built mansion, picturesquely seated on a gentle acclivity, one mile N.E. from Ashbourn, is now unoccupied.

  • The Side is still the name of the long and steep acclivity which connected the lower with the upper town of Newcastle.

  • The town occupies chiefly the acclivity of Compass Hill, and while of picturesque appearance is built in a very irregular manner, the streets being narrow and precipitous.

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