Complete Definition of "acclivity"

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Etymology
Latin acclivitas, from acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, from root kli to lean. See Lean.

Noun
acclivity (Plural: acclivities

#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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