ascent
The act of ascending; a motion upwardsThe act of ascending; a motion upwards.
» The rocket landed safely after its ascent.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.
Anstieg, Aufstieg, Besteigung
восхожде́ниеvosxoždénije, подъёмpodʺjóm
підйомpidjom
(countable, uncountable)The way or means by which one ascends.
There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.
Aufstieg
(countable, uncountable)An eminence, hill, or high place.
Anhöhe
(countable, uncountable)The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
Steigung, Anstieg
(countable, uncountable)The ascender height in a typeface.
(countable, uncountable)An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
Examples
6 sentencesThe rocket landed safely after its ascent.
The ascent is easy.
The next morning it was blowing a gale, and we had to delay the ascent.
deAm nächsten Morgen stürmte es, und wir mussten mit dem Aufstieg warten.
They made first ascent of Mount Everest.
deSie waren die Erstbesteiger des Mount Everest.
The economic development of Algeria will be an arduous ascent.
Translations
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Origin
Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.
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Forms
plural: ascentsSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable