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ACCLIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Example:
the car couldn't make it up the rise
Synonyms:
acclivity; ascent; climb; raise; rise; upgrade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("acclivity" is a kind of...):
incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acclivity"):
uphill (the upward slope of a hill)
Derivation:
acclivitous (sloping upward)
