Ac-cliv'-i-ty, n.

n. [Lat. acclivitas, from acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad and clivus, ascent, Gr. κλιτύς, from the root clinare, Gr. κλίνειν, to incline.] 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.