ACCLIVITY


Meaning of ACCLIVITY in English

[ ə'klɪvɪti ]

■ noun ( plural acclivities ) an upward slope.

Derivatives

acclivitous adjective

Origin

C17: from L. acclivitas , from acclivis , from ad- 'towards' + clivus 'a slope'.

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