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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cent /əˈsɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the act of ascending.
- movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status;
advancement:rapid ascent through the ranks. - the degree of tilting upward:a steep ascent.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cent (ə sent′),USA pronunciation n. - an act of ascending;
upward movement;
a rising movement:the ascent of a balloon. - movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status;
advancement:His ascent to the governorship came after a long political career. - the act of climbing or traveling up:Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier.
- the way or means of ascending;
upward slope;
acclivity. - a movement or return toward a source or beginning.
- the degree of inclination;
gradient:a steep ascent.
- derivative of ascend, on the model of descent 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ascent /əˈsɛnt/ n - the act of ascending; climb or upward movement
- an upward slope; incline or gradient
- movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent)
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