acclivity C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /əˈklɪvəti/ UK /əˈklɪvəti/ See IPA manual Freq #1134284 Meanings 1 noun an upward slope or rising incline, especially on a hill or road The horses slowed as the track reached a steep acclivity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an upward slope or rising... upslopeascentincline ↔ Opposites declivitydescent Word family Related forms gradienthillsideslope Etymology From Latin acclivitas, 'an upward slope,' from acclivis, 'sloping upward,' formed from ad-, 'toward,' + clivus, 'slope.' It is traditionally contrasted with declivity, a downward slope. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acclivity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈklɪvəti/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈklɪvəti/ **Frequency rank:** 1134284 ## Meanings 1. an upward slope or rising incline, especially on a hill or road ## Examples - The horses slowed as the track reached a steep acclivity. ## Synonyms - upslope - ascent - incline ## Antonyms - declivity - descent ## Related Forms - gradient - hillside - slope ## Etymology From Latin acclivitas, 'an upward slope,' from acclivis, 'sloping upward,' formed from ad-, 'toward,' + clivus, 'slope.' It is traditionally contrasted with declivity, a downward slope. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown