Acclivity

Quick meaning: Acclivity is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

Example Sentences

how gaily vineyards and olives alternately chequer the acclivities

she would walk […] as far as to the point where the acclivity from the valley began its first steep ascent to the outer world.

Just below it leaned a tottering crag that would have toppled, starting an avalanche on an acclivity where no sliding mass could stop.

Word Forms

• acclivities

Synonyms for acclivity

Depending on context, synonyms include rise, raise, upgrade, ascent, climb.

Antonyms for acclivity

Common opposites include decline, fall, descent, downslope, declivity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include upgrade, climb, ascent, rise, raise, ascending.

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