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acclivity

 
(ə-klĭv'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
An upward slope, as of a hill.

[Latin acclīvitās, from acclīvis, uphill : ad-, ad- + clīvus, slope.]

acclivi-tous ac·cliv'i-tous (-ĭ-təs) adj.

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noun

    An upward slope: ascent, rise. See rise/fall.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skråning opad, stigning

Nederlands (Dutch)
stijgende helling

Français (French)
n. - montée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rampe, Böschung, Hindernis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανηφοριά, ανωφέρεια

Italiano (Italian)
salita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aclive (f), ladeira (f), talude (m)

Русский (Russian)
пологий подъем

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuesta, ladera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppförsbacke, stigning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
斜坡, 上斜

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斜坡, 上斜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 치받이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 上り坂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرتقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעלה, שיפוע‬


 
 
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