acclivity
noun[CorU]
formaluk/əˈklɪv.ə.ti/us/əˈklɪv.ə.t̬i/anupwardslope; thefactofslopingupward:
上（行）坡Thevillagewas in avalebetween twogentleacclivities.这个小村庄处于两个上行缓坡之间的山谷中。
- Ileftthewoodedvalleyandproceededtomountthesteepacclivity of Wildfell.
- Thismountainlooksamonster,itsverysteepacclivitiessoaringskywardinterracesofuncompromisingcliffs.
- Behind thechurch, andslopingup agentleacclivity, wasitscapaciousburying-ground.
- Heencompassedthecitywith awall, and made use of the acclivity of theplacefor makingitsfortificationsstronger.
Geography: hills & mountains
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes
- the Appalachian Mountains
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Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting