ascent

Plural: ascents

Noun

• An upward movement or a climb.
• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• a movement upward
• the act of changing location in an upward direction
• The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
• The way or means by which one ascends.
• An eminence, hill, or high place.
• The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
• The ascender height in a typeface.
• An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

Examples

• He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
• His slow and steady ASCENT up the rankings was built on solid, strategic plays.
• The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
• There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.

Synonyms

acclivity, ascending, ascension, climb, raise, rise, rising, upgrade

Antonyms

descent, fall