acclivity
acclivity (uh-KLIV-i-tee) - n., an upward slope.
As a hill or of a road, but also capable of metaphoric extension. Contrast with declivity, a downward slope, and proclivity, a leaning toward, originally a forward slope. Borrowed in 1614 from Latin acclīvitās, from ad- (in its ac- form used before c), toward + clīvus, slope.
And that wraps it up for a week of prefix fun -- back next week with the usual prolexical mix.
---L.
As a hill or of a road, but also capable of metaphoric extension. Contrast with declivity, a downward slope, and proclivity, a leaning toward, originally a forward slope. Borrowed in 1614 from Latin acclīvitās, from ad- (in its ac- form used before c), toward + clīvus, slope.
And that wraps it up for a week of prefix fun -- back next week with the usual prolexical mix.
---L.