ascent
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
"He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc."
2. The way or means by which one ascends.
"There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux."
3. An eminence, hill, or high place.
4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.
"The road has an ascent of 5 degrees."
5. The ascender height in a typeface.
6. An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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