Acclivity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An upward slope, as of a hill.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An upward slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill: opposed to declivity, or a slope considered as descending.
  • n. Specifically, in fortification, the talus of a rampart.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    side    slope    incline   
    Hyponym
    uphill   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ascent    slop   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    escarpment    incline    riverbank    eminences    intolerableness    cutpurse    knoll    swale    coombe    hillock   
     
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