ascent
- (countable, uncountable) The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
- (countable, uncountable) The way or means by which one ascends.
- (countable, uncountable) An eminence, hill, or high place.
- (countable, uncountable) The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
- (countable, uncountable) The ascender height in a typeface.
- (countable, uncountable) An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈsɛnt/
Etymology
Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.
upward slope
slope gradient
falling gradient
degree of slope
salita
Aufstieg
montée
subida
subidaSign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "ascent" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)