ASCENT

rise, ascent, ascension, ascending

(noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction

rise, rising, ascent, ascension

(noun) a movement upward; “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); “the car couldn’t make it up the rise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ascent (countable and uncountable, plural ascents)

The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

The way or means by which one ascends.

An eminence, hill, or high place.

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.

(typography) The ascender height in a typeface.

An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

Anagrams

• casten, enacts, scante, secant, stance

Source: Wiktionary

As*cent". Etym: [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente, fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See Ascend, Descent.]

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. Addison.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition