ascent

as·cent  (-snt)

n.

1. The act or process of rising or going upward.

2. An advancement, especially in social status.

3. An upward slope or incline.

4. A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.

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[From ascend, on the model of descent.]

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ascent [əˈsɛnt]

n

1. the act of ascending; climb or upward movement the ascent of hot gases

2. an upward slope; incline or gradient

3. movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascent - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" acclivity, climb, upgrade, raise, rise incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend
	2.	ascent - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" rising, ascension, rise change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something climbing, mounting, climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) elevation, raising, lift - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne uplift, upthrow, upthrust, upheaval - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) uplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
	3.	ascent - the act of changing location in an upward direction ascending, rise, ascension movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort mount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air

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ascent

noun

1. climbing, scaling, mounting, climb, clambering, ascending, ascension He led the first ascent of K2.

2. upward slope, rise, incline, ramp, gradient, rising ground, acclivity It was a tough course over a gradual ascent.

3. rise, rising, climb, ascension, upward movement He pressed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.

Translations

ascent [əˈsent] N

1. (= climb, way up) → subida f; (in plane) → ascenso m

2. (= slope) → pendiente f, cuesta f

3. (fig) → ascenso m

ascent [əˈsɛnt] n

(= climb) → ascension f
The final ascent took only half an hour → La dernière partie de l'ascension n'a pris qu'une demi-heure.

(= slope)
John toiled up the dusty ascent → John gravit péniblement la pente poussiéreuse.

ascent

n → Aufstieg m; the ascent of Ben Nevis → der Aufstieg auf den Ben Nevis; it was his first ascent in an aeroplane → er ist das erste Mal in einem Flugzeug geflogen

ascent [əˈsɛnt] n (of mountain) → ascensione f, scalata; (in plane) → salita
we made a rapid ascent to our cruising altitude → siamo saliti rapidamente fino alla quota di crociera