ascent

ascent is a   Noun

Definition:

[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.

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