Difference between Ascent and Acclivity

What is the difference between Ascent and Acclivity?

Ascent as a noun is the act of ascending. a motion upwards. while Acclivity as a noun is a slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

Ascent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of ascending. A motion upwards. The way or means by which one ascends. An eminence, hill, or high place. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade. The ascender height in a typeface.

Example sentence: I am Pisces, with Aries on the ascent. I couldn't have done all I've done in my life if it hadn't been for Aries.

Acclivity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

We hope you now know whether to use Ascent or Acclivity in your sentence.

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