ascent

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noun

The definition of ascent is the act of climbing or moving upward.

As example of an ascent would be taking the ski lift to the top of a mountain.

ascent

the act of ascending, rising, or climbing
an advancement, as in rank, fame, etc.
1. a way leading up; upward slope; acclivity
2. the amount of such slope: an ascent of three degrees
a going back in time or in line of ancestry

Origin of ascent

from ascend, modeled on descent

ascent

noun

The act or process of rising or going upward.
An advancement, especially in social status.
An upward slope or incline.
A going back in time or upward in genealogical succession.

Origin of ascent

From ascend on the model of descent

ascent

Noun

(plural ascents)

The act of ascending. A motion upwards.
He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
The way or means by which one ascends.
There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.
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.
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
(typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

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ascent - Legal Definition

n

The passing of an estate to an heir who is an ancestor of the intestate. See also descent.

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Sentence Examples

The temperature was in the high teens but as the sun began its ascent it felt far warmer.
He began first a short ascent, then a drop to a sharp curve he nearly missed, causing him to reduce his speed further.
The ascent of Ben Ledi is commonly made from the town.
During the second stage small increments of magnetizing force are attended by relatively large increments of magnetization, as is indicated by the steep ascent of the curve.
The ascent of Fuji presents no difficulties.

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