Definition of ascent - WordReference.com Dictionary

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ascent
A	noun
	1	rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
			the act of changing location in an upward direction
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚rise, ascent, ascension, ascending ╚soar; zoom ╚climb; mount ╚heave; heaving ╚levitation
	2	rise, rising, ascent, ascension
			a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚movement; motion ╚change of location; travel ╚rise, rising, ascent, ascension ╚upheaval; uplift; upthrow; upthrust ╚takeoff ╚rapid climb; rapid growth; zoom ╚liftoff ╚heave; heaving ╚elevation; lift; raising ╚climb; climbing; mounting
	3	ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
			an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚geological formation; formation ╚slope; incline; side ╚ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade ╚uphill

ascent and ascension
ascent vs ascending
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