ascent meaning and definition

ASCENT noun

Definition of ascent (noun)

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
   • synonyms: acclivity, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
   • antonym: declension
2. a movement upward
   • "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
   • synonyms: ascension, rise, rising
   • antonym: fall
3. the act of changing location in an upward direction
   • synonyms: ascending, ascension, rise