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- Dictionaryascent/əˈsɛnt/
noun
- 1. a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: "the first ascent of the Matterhorn" Similar Opposite
- 2. an instance of rising or moving up through the air: "the first balloon ascent was in 1783" Similar Opposite
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ASCENT definition: 1. the act of climbing or moving upwards: 2. a slope, path, or road that goes up something: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : the act of rising or mounting upward : climb. completed their ascent of the mountain. b. : an upward slope or rising grade : acclivity. followed the steep ascent to the top of the hill. c. : the degree of elevation : inclination, gradient.
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. 3. the act of climbing or traveling up. Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier. 4. the way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity. 5.
ASCENT meaning: 1. the act of climbing or moving upwards: 2. a slope, path, or road that goes up something: 3…. Learn more.
noun. /əˈsent/ [countable, usually singular] the act of climbing or moving up; a journey that goes up something. the first ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill. The rocket steepened its ascent. ascent to something their ascent to the summit. opposite descent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
noun. ascents. The act or process of rising or going upward. American Heritage. The act of ascending, rising, or climbing. Webster's New World. An advancement, especially in social status. American Heritage. An advancement, as in rank, fame, etc.
An ascent, which comes from the Latin word ascendere, meaning "to climb up," is just that: a climb. An ascent can be physical, like an elevator's journey to the top floor, an airplane's upward motion, or your hike up a mountain.
Ascent definition: an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement. See examples of ASCENT used in a sentence.
n. 1. the act of ascending; a rising or climbing movement. 2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement. 3. a way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity. 4. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent. 5. a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
ASCENT definition: 1. a movement or climb up something: 2. a time when someone starts to become successful: 3. a…. Learn more.
