acclivity

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

First attested in 1614. From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis, from ad + clīvus.

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