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ACCLIVITY

\ɐklˈɪvɪti], \ɐklˈɪvɪti], \ɐ_k_l_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of ACCLIVITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

An ascent or upward slope of the earth, as the side of a hill.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

An upward slope.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An ascending slope; the talus of a rampart.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A slope; rising ground; the face of a hill in going up; dectivity, the face of a hill in coming down.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Latin] A slope or inclination of the earth ; rising ground ; ascent.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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