ascent

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    a movement upward
    the act of changing location in an upward direction

Word Origin

ascent (n.)
c. 1610, "action of ascending," from ascend on model of descend/descent; "climbing" sense is from 1753.

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Antonym

n.

descent

Example

1. Ascent in the sports universe is a straight shot .
2. Hitting bottom can trigger a momentous ascent .
3. But some new evidence has been added to the ascent of man , and that is always welcome .
4. It was built originally because vehicles could not cope with the 27 % gradient so it was suggested that switchbacks of hair pin bends were built thereby making the ascent or descent more manageable .
5. Some analysts think the green ascent is a political bubble .

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