ascent
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/ əˈsɛnt /
noun
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon.
movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long political career.
the act of climbing or traveling up: Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier.
the way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity.
a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent.
OTHER WORDS FROM ascent
re·as·cent, nounWords nearby ascent
ascension,
ascension day,
ascensionist,
ascensiontide,
ascensive,
ascent,
ascertain,
ascesis,
ascetic,
asceticism,
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British Dictionary definitions for ascent
ascent
/ (əˈsɛnt) /
noun
the act of ascending; climb or upward movement
the ascent of hot gases
an upward slope; incline or gradient
movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)