ALL meanings of ascent
as·cent
A a - countable noun ascent An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing. 3
- countable noun ascent An ascent is an upward slope or path, especially when you are walking or climbing. 3
- countable noun ascent An ascent is an upward, vertical movement. 3
- singular noun ascent The ascent of a person to a more important or successful position is the process of reaching this position. 3
- singular noun ascent In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascent to heaven. 3
- noun ascent the act of ascending; climb or upward movement 3
- noun ascent an upward slope; incline or gradient 3
- noun ascent movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent) 3
- noun ascent the act of ascending, rising, or climbing 3
- noun ascent an advancement, as in rank, fame, etc. 3
- noun ascent a way leading up; upward slope; acclivity 3
- noun ascent the amount of such slope 3
- noun ascent a going back in time or in line of ancestry 3
- noun ascent A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill. 1
- noun ascent mountain: climb 1
- noun ascent going upward 1
- noun ascent status: upward mobility 1
- noun ascent degree of incline 1
- noun ascent an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon. 1
- noun ascent movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long political career. 1
- noun ascent the act of climbing or traveling up: Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier. 1
- noun ascent the way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity. 1
- noun ascent a movement or return toward a source or beginning. 1
- noun ascent the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent. 1
- noun ascent The act of ascending. A motion upwards. 0
- noun ascent The way or means by which one ascends. 0
- noun ascent An eminence, hill, or high place. 0
- noun ascent The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade. 0
- noun ascent (typography) The ascender height in a typeface. 0
- noun ascent An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy. 0