ascent

== English == === Etymology === Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈsɛnt/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈsent/ Rhymes: -ɛnt Homophone: assent Hyphenation: as‧cent === 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; gradient; steepness (typography) The ascender height in a typeface. An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ascent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === casten, enacts, scante, secant, stance