Acclivity synonyms

ə-klĭv'ĭ-tē

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elevation
The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:
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upgrade
(Computers) A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version.
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declivity (related)
A downward bend in a path
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ascent
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.
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hill
An incline, especially of a road; a slope.
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incline
An inclined surface; a slope or gradient:
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rise
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
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raise
An increase in amount
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climb
A place to be climbed:
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rising ground (related)
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hillock (related)
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Acclivity Sentence Examples

  • It is delightfully situated on a bold acclivity, one mile E. from the church.

  • When parts of a field are flat, and other parts have a considerable acclivity, it is expedient to cut a receiving drain near to the bottom of the slopes, and to give the flat ground an independent set of drains.

  • Ashbourn Grove, a neat well-built mansion, picturesquely seated on a gentle acclivity, one mile N.E. from Ashbourn, is now unoccupied.

  • The Side is still the name of the long and steep acclivity which connected the lower with the upper town of Newcastle.

  • The town occupies chiefly the acclivity of Compass Hill, and while of picturesque appearance is built in a very irregular manner, the streets being narrow and precipitous.

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