Acclivity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænθɑːɹɹˌɪdaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænθɑːɹɹˌɪdaɪz/.

Examples

the car couldn't make it up the rise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upgrade rise ascent climb raise

Antonyms

descent

Parts of Speech

noun	an upward slope or grade (as in a road) “the car couldn't make it up the rise”

Word Forms

ascend	verb	slope upwards
acclivitous	adjective	sloping upward
raise	verb	raise from a lower to a higher position
climb	verb	slope upward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steigung

ein ansteigendes Gefälle oder Gefälle (wie bei einer Straße)

🇫🇷French

montée

une pente ou une pente ascendante (comme dans une route)

🇪🇸Spanish

cuesta

una pendiente o pendiente ascendente (como en una carretera)

🇮🇹Italian

inclinazione

un pendio o una pendenza in salita (come in una strada)

🇳🇱Dutch

glooiing

een opwaartse helling of helling (zoals op een weg)

🇵🇹Portuguese

aclive

uma inclinação ascendente ou declive (como em uma estrada)

🇷🇺Russian

подъем

восходящий уклон или уклон (как на дороге)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चढ़ाना

ऊपर की ओर ढलान या ग्रेड (जैसे सड़क में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিগমন

একটি ঊর্ধ্বগামী ঢাল বা গ্রেড (একটি রাস্তার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனம்

மேல்நோக்கிய சாய்வு அல்லது தரம் (சாலையில் இருப்பது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితత్వం

పైకి వాలు లేదా గ్రేడ్ (రహదారిలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

सुलभता

वरचा उतार किंवा दर्जा (रस्त्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભિવ્યક્તિ

ઉપરનો ઢોળાવ અથવા ગ્રેડ (રસ્તાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುರುಕುತನ

ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖವಾದ ಇಳಿಜಾರು ಅಥವಾ ದರ್ಜೆ (ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വീകാര്യത

മുകളിലേക്കുള്ള ചരിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്രേഡ് (ഒരു റോഡിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹੁੰਚ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਢਲਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਗ੍ਰੇਡ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਸੜਕ ਵਿੱਚ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

活动性

向上的斜坡或坡度（如道路）

🇯🇵Japanese

習性

上り坂または勾配（道路など）

🇰🇷Korean

치받이

위쪽 경사 또는 경사면(도로에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thích nghi

độ dốc hoặc cấp độ hướng lên (như trên đường)

🇹🇭Thai

การปรับตัว

ความลาดชันหรือระดับที่สูงขึ้น (เช่นในถนน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecenderungan

kemiringan atau tanjakan ke atas (seperti di jalan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدب

منحدر أو درجة تصاعدية (كما هو الحال في الطريق)

🇮🇷Persian

فعالیت

شیب یا درجه رو به بالا (مانند جاده)

🇹🇷Turkish

eğim

yukarı doğru bir eğim veya eğim (bir yolda olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקלילות

שיפוע או שיפוע כלפי מעלה (כמו בכביש)

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The primary meaning of 'acclivity' is 'an upward slope or grade (as in a road)'.

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Using 'acclivity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'acclivity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'acclivity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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