English-Thai Dictionary
acclivity
N ความชัน khwam-chan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ACCLIVITY
n.[L. acclivus, acclivis, ascending, from ad and clivus, an ascent. ] A slope or inclination of the earth as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or a side descending. Rising ground; ascent; the talus of a rampart.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ACCLIVITY
Ac *cliv "i *ty, n.; pl. Acclivities. Etym: [L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See Lean. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
acclivity
ac cliv i ty |əˈklivitē əˈklɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. acclivities ) an upward slope. DERIVATIVES ac cliv i tous |-itəs |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin acclivitas, from acclivis, from ad- ‘toward ’ + clivus ‘a slope. ’
Oxford Dictionary
acclivity
acclivity |əˈklɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. acclivities ) an upward slope. DERIVATIVES acclivitous adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin acclivitas, from acclivis, from ad- ‘towards ’ + clivus ‘a slope ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
acclivity
ac cliv i ty /əklɪ́vəti /名詞 複 -ties C 上り傾斜 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary