亚洲网紅露点

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acclivity

[ uh-kliv-i-tee ]

noun

plural acclivities.
  1. an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent ( declivity ).


acclivity

/ 蓹藞kl瑟v瑟t瑟; 蓹藞kla瑟v蓹s /

noun

  1. an upward slope, esp of the ground Compare declivity
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 补肠藞肠濒颈惫颈迟辞耻蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补肠路肠濒颈惫顎僫路迟辞耻蝉 补肠路肠濒颈路惫辞耻蝉 [uh, -, klahy, -v, uh, s], adjective
  • un顎叢钩β烦Ρ艟北诡僫路迟辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un顎叢钩β烦Ρ艟北诡僫路迟辞耻蝉路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of acclivity1

1605鈥15; < Latin 补肠肠濒墨惫颈迟腻蝉, equivalent to 补肠肠濒墨惫 ( is ) steep ( ac- ac- + -肠濒墨惫颈蝉, adj. derivative of 肠濒墨惫耻蝉 slope) + -颈迟腻蝉 -ity
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of acclivity1

C17: from Latin 补肠肠濒墨惫颈迟腻蝉, from 补肠肠濒墨惫is sloping up, steep
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But most of all I admired the countless villas, covering every hill and every acclivity as far as the eye can reach, as if the city extended beyond the mountains into the far distance.

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The moment they bounded up the steep acclivity they were safe, and the wearied horsemen turned again to the camp.

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When the advanced trenches of the enemy started, volleys came also from the ridge of the acclivity leading from the river-bed to the emplacement of the nine-pounder Krupp.

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Above, for many a league, the bank was guarded by an unbroken range of steep101 acclivities.

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A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.

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