Ascent
11Ascent — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion upwards. < N PARAG:Ascent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ascent ascent ascension Sgm: N 1 rising rising &c. 309 Sgm: N 1 acclivity acclivity hill &c. 217 Sgm: N 1 flight of steps fligh …
12ascent */ — UK [əˈsent] / US noun Word forms ascent : singular ascent plural ascents 1) [countable] a climb upwards, especially up a hill or mountain the first ascent of Mt Everest 2) [countable] a slope, or the path that someone uses to climb a slope the… …
13ascent — /euh sent /, n. 1. an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon. 2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long… …
14ascent — as|cent [əˈsent] n 1.) [C usually singular] the act of climbing something or moving upwards ≠ ↑descent ▪ the first ascent of Everest 2.) [C usually singular] a path or way up to the top of something, for example a mountain ≠ ↑descent ▪ a rugged… …
15ascent — as|cent [ ə sent ] noun * 1. ) count a climb upward, especially up a hill or mountain: the first ascent of Mt. Everest 2. ) count a slope, or the path that someone uses to climb a slope: the southeast ascent of the mountain 3. ) count or uncount… …
16ascent — noun 1 (countable usually singular) a path or way up to the top of something, for example a mountain: a rugged and abrupt ascent 2 (countable usually singular) the act of climbing something or moving upwards: We rested in the valley before… …
17ascent — noun a) The act of ascending. A motion upwards. He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc. b) The way or means by which one ascends. There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux …
18ascent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion upward Nouns 1. ascent, ascension, mounting, rising, climb, rise, escalade; leap; upswing, upsurge, upturn; acclivity, hill; elevation. See obliquity. 2. (means of ascent) flight of steps or… …
19ascent — noun 1) the ascent of the Matterhorn Syn: climbing, scaling, conquest 2) the ascent grew steeper Syn: slope, incline, gradient • Ant: descent, drop …
20ascent — [əˈsent] noun 1) [C/U] the process of climbing or of going upwards Ant: descent the plane s ascent to 35, 000 feet[/ex] 2) [C] a path that goes up a hill 3) [C/U] the process of becoming more important or famous …
