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 ascendon the model of descent.]

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ascent

Noun

1. the act of ascending

2. an upward slope

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

noun 2. upward slope, rise, incline, ramp, gradient, rising ground, acclivity

noun 3. rise, rising, climb, ascension, upward movement

Translations

ascent [əˈsɛnt] n → subida (= slope); cuesta, pendiente f [of plane] → ascenso

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ascent [əˈsɛnt] n (= climb) → ascension f

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ascent [əˈsɛnt] n → Aufstieg m

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ascent [əˈsɛnt] n → salita