- 1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth. Source: opted
- 2. The way or means by which one ascends. Source: opted
- 3. An eminence, hill, or high place. Source: opted
- 4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees. Source: opted
- 5. n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a movement upward; rise above the ground Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the act of changing location in an upward direction Source: wordnet
- 8. 1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth. To him with swift ascent he up returned. Milton. 2. The way or means by which one ascends. 3. An eminence, hill, or high place. Addison. 4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees. Source: webster
- 9. n:100 n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) Source: ecdict
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