ascent

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The way or means by which one ascends.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An eminence, hill, or high place.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
  5. (countable, uncountable) The ascender height in a typeface.
  6. (countable, uncountable) An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈsɛnt/
Etymology

Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.

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