acclivity

English

Etymology

• First attested in 1614.
• From Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis (“ascending”), from ad + clīvus (“slope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ə.ˈklɪv.ə.ti/

Noun

acclivity (plural acclivities)

1. (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.

Translations

upward slope

• Finnish: ylämäki (fi), nousu (fi)

• Swedish: sluttning (sv), stigning (sv), stigning (sv)