Ascent

Definition:

  • () The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.
  • () The way or means by which one ascends.
  • () An eminence, hill, or high place.
  • () 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.

Compare ascent with other words:

ascent vs. nascent

ascent vs. scent

accent vs. ascent

ascent vs. reascent

ascent vs. rise

ascent vs. decent

ascent vs. climb

ascent vs. traverse

ascendant vs. ascent

ascension vs. ascent

ascent vs. typeface

ascent vs. grade

ascent vs. inclination

ascent vs. horizontal

angle vs. ascent

ascent vs. elevation

ascending vs. ascent

ascendance vs. ascent

ascendancy vs. ascent

ascend vs. ascent

ascent vs. descent

ascent vs. assumption

ascent vs. assent

ascent vs. still

ascent vs. zoom

ascent vs. fall

acclivity vs. ascent