Canadian English Meaning of ascent

ascent

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Definitions and Meaning of ascent in English

Wordnet

ascent (n)

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

a movement upward

the act of changing location in an upward direction

Webster

ascent ()

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.

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ascent

an upward slope or grade (as in a road), a movement upward, the act of changing location in an upward directionThe act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mountin

ascension,climb,hike,rise,rising,soar,takeoff,blastoff,boost,elevation

descent,dip,dive,drop,fall,plunge,decline,Decrease,down,nosedive

ascensive => ascensive, ascensional => ascensional, ascension of the lord => Ascension of the Lord, ascension of christ => Ascension of Christ, ascension day => Ascension Day,