ASCENT


Meaning of ASCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsent, a- ]

noun

Etymology: irregular from ascend

Date: circa 1596

1.

a. : the act of rising or mounting upward : climb

b. : an upward slope or rising grade : acclivity

c. : the degree of elevation : inclination , gradient

2. : an advance in social status or reputation : progress

3. : a going back in time or upward in order of genealogical succession

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.