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/əˈsɛnt/
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Australian, New-Zealand:
/əˈsent/
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homophone: assent
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CMU ARPABET:
AH0 S EH1 N T
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The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The way or means by which one ascends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An eminence, hill, or high place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The ascender height in a typeface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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the act of changing location in an upward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rise, ascension, ascending
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: levitation, heave, heaving, climb, mount, soar, zoom
a movement upward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rise, rising, ascension
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of location, travel
Narrower terms: climb, climbing, mounting, elevation, lift, raising, heave, heaving, liftoff, rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom, takeoff, upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust, uplifting
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the car couldn't make it up the rise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
Antonyms: descent
Broader terms: slope, incline, side
Narrower terms: uphill
Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.
Across languages
Translations 42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
صُعُود
(ṣuʕūd)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Arabic :
تَسَلُّق
(tasalluq)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Armenian :
վերելք
(verelkʻ)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Bulgarian :
издигане
(izdigane)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Bulgarian :
изкачване
(izkačvane)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Chinese Mandarin :
上升
(shàngshēng)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Dutch :
stijging
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Finnish :
nousu
— act of ascending; motion upwards
German :
Anstieg
— act of ascending; motion upwards
German :
Aufstieg
— act of ascending; motion upwards
German :
Besteigung
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Ancient Greek :
ἀνάβασις
(anábasis)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Italian :
salita
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Italian :
ascesa
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Latin :
ascensus
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Persian :
صعود
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Persian :
فرازش
(farâzeš)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Portuguese :
ascensão
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Portuguese :
subida
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Quechua :
wichay
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Russian :
восхожде́ние
(vosxoždénije)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Russian :
подъём
(podʺjóm)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Serbo-Croatian :
uspon
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Spanish :
ascenso
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Ukrainian :
підйом
(pidjom)
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Vietnamese :
lên
— act of ascending; motion upwards
Finnish :
nousu
— way or means by which one ascends
Finnish :
nousureitti
— way or means by which one ascends
German :
Aufstieg
— way or means by which one ascends
Bulgarian :
стръмнина
(strǎmnina)
— eminence, hill, or high place
Finnish :
korkea paikka
— eminence, hill, or high place
German :
Anhöhe
— eminence, hill, or high place
Serbo-Croatian :
uzvisina
— eminence, hill, or high place
Spanish :
elevación
— eminence, hill, or high place
Bulgarian :
стръмност
(strǎmnost)
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Bulgarian :
стръмнина
(strǎmnina)
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Dutch :
stijging
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Finnish :
nousu
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Finnish :
nousukulma
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
German :
Steigung
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
German :
Anstieg
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
Spanish :
elevación
— degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line
