Ascent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon.
  2. 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. a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
  6. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent.
noun
  1. the act of ascending; climb or upward movement
  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)
Ascent (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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