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Ascent (noun)
The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
“He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.”
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Ascent (noun)
The way or means by which one ascends.
“There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.”
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Ascent (noun)
An eminence, hill, or high place.
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Ascent (noun)
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.”
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Ascent (noun)
The ascender height in a typeface.
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Ascent (noun)
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
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Descent (noun)
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
“We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.”
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Descent (noun)
A way down.
“We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.”
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Descent (noun)
A sloping passage or incline.
“The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.”
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Descent (noun)
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
“Our guide was of Welsh descent.”
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Descent (noun)
A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. en
“After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.”
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Descent (noun)
A falling upon or invasion.
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Descent (noun)
A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).
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Ascent (noun)
a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill
“the first ascent of the Matterhorn”
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Ascent (noun)
an upward slope or path that one may walk or climb
“the ascent grew steeper”
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Ascent (noun)
an instance of rising or moving up through the air
“the first balloon ascent was in 1783”
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Ascent (noun)
a rise to a higher social or professional rank
“his ascent to power”
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Descent (noun)
an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling
“the plane had gone into a steep descent”
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Descent (noun)
a downward slope
“a steep, badly eroded descent”
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Descent (noun)
a moral, social, or psychological decline
“the ancient empire’s slow descent into barbarism”
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Descent (noun)
the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality
“the settlers were of Cornish descent”
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Descent (noun)
the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance.
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Descent (noun)
a sudden violent attack
“a descent on the Channel ports”
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Descent (noun)
an unexpected visit
“his descents on the manager of any shop he took a fancy to visit”