How to pronounce acclivity
American English pronunciation
uh-KLIV-ih-tee
- IPA
- /əˈklɪvɪti/
- Syllables
- uh · KLIV · ih · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What acclivity means
An upward slope, like a hillside going up
In a sentence: Our bikes slowed to a crawl on the steep acclivity before the farmhouse.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning a rising slope, and English has had it since 1614.
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