ascent has definitions from the field of geography
1
[ noun ] a movement upward

Synonyms

rise ascension rising

Examples

"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

2
[ noun ] (geography) an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Examples

"the car couldn't make the grade"

Related terms

descent slope uphill climb ascend

3
[ noun ] the act of changing location in an upward direction
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