Ascent

	1.	The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth. To him with swift ascent he up returned. - Milton.
	2.	The way or means by which one ascends.
	3.	An eminence, hill, or high place.
	4.	The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.

Noun	1.	ascent - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" Synonyms: acclivity, climb, upgrade, raise, rise Antonyms: declivity, downslope, declension, declination, decline, fall, descent - a downward slope or bend
	2.	ascent - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" Synonyms: rising, ascension, rise
	3.	ascent - the act of changing location in an upward direction Synonyms: ascending, rise, ascension

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