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View synonyms for ascent
ascent
[ uh-sent ]
noun
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.
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 )
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