About  |  Kamus SABDA Mobile
Table of Contents -- acclivity
POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ROGET THESAURUS
Link, Gadget and Share
Copy the code below to your site:
Link
Gadget
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
Add to your browser

acclivity

 : 
Noun
 : 
ac=cliv=i=ty

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun acclivity has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

acclivityn. [L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See Lean.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

acclivity, n. (pl. -ies) an upward slope.

Derivative
acclivitous adj.
Etymology
L acclivitas f. acclivis (as AC-, clivis f. clivus slope)

ROGET THESAURUS

acclivity

Obliquity

N obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness, slopeness, leaning, bevel, tilt, bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch, distortion, bend, tower of Pisa, acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity, gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent, shelving beach, talus, monagne Russe, facilis descensus averni.

Ascent

N ascent, ascension, rising, acclivity, hill, flight of steps, flight of stairs, ladder rocket, lark, sky rocket, sky lark, Alpine Club, rising, scandent, buoyant, supernatant, superfluitant, excelsior, uphill.

copyright © 2012 Yayasan Lembaga SABDA (YLSA) | To report a problem/suggestion