10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCLIVOUS»
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1
A Dictionary of Entomology
See Acclivous. ACCLIVITOUS Adj. (Latin, acclivitas I a slope; from ad I to + kli I
lean + -osus I possessing qualities of.) See Acclivous. ACCLIVITY Noun. (Latin,
acclivitas > acclivis I ascending > ad- + clivus I slope + English, -ity I suffix forming
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2
Chernobyl Disaster and Groundwater
The asymmetry of the profile is clearly seen along the long axis (steep NE border
and acclivous SW border). The depression depth is 3.98 and the water-
catchment area 2.3 hectares. Depth to the water table in the center of the
depression is ...
3
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
See CLICK. clivus (in An); acclivity, acclivitous—acclivous; declivity, declivitous—
declivous; proclivity, pro divitous—proclivous. 1. ML clīvus, L clīuus,aslope,
hencea hill, hass clīu,r cli,asin clīnāre (sclīn, r clī), towhich clīuusis intimately ...
4
Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... asleep: completely overcome by sleep torpid: in a comatose state unawakened
: not roused from sleep; not active unwaked: not stirred from sleep abrupt: broken
off suddenly; steep; broken acclivous: sloping upward ajee: turned to one side; ...
Tonic and/or clonic jerks of limbs in anaesthetized rabbits lying in right lateral
position after subarachnoid injection of metrizamide. Acclivous limb = upper
situated = left fore- or hind limb. Declivous limb = lower situated = right fore- or
hind limb ...
6
Molesworth's, Marathi-English dictionary
4 Very steep — an ascent, (acclivous). Opp. to ifig as used of a descent, (
declivous). 5 R Deep (agreeing with alttu) — a well or pit. 4r ud (f* S) Aloft, high in
the air or high up. 'S^raft r e (<s & f^irt) To draw out forcibly ; to wrench out (a nail
&c.) ...
Thomas Candy, George Candy, Narayan Govind Kalelkar, James Thomas Molesworth
... landslides: accumulation area and detachment scarp SZIHHIEEE aw' AREAS
WITH HIGH POTENTIAL INSTABILITY DUE TO MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES
Areas exposed to sliding hazard in predominantly shaly slopes. acclivous and/or
...
8
Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario
the lesser acclivous sweep was between January and March. The greater
declivous sweep was between August (its highest point) and December, when it
settled down to its lowest level; the lesser declivous sweep was between March
and ...
Ontario. Legislative Assembly, 1880
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Illustrations of English Philology ... Consisting of I. A ...
But further.— “ The ascent of a hill” (says Johnson,) “ is the acclivity. The descent
is the declivity.” Acclivous means “ rising with slopes,”—easy to the runner.
SMEAR, (T.) The past participle of fmypian, ungere, illinere. This noun is not in
the first ...
Charles RICHARDSON (LL.D.), 1826
10
The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset: ...
Its site is chiefly in a low recluse valley, interrupted with winding rocky shelves _
and dingles; and it comprises upwards of twenty streets and lanes, which are in
general narrow, acclivous, and dirty. For many years it has been famous for its ...
John Collinson, Edmund Rack, 1791
