Ascent vs. Descent

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  • Ascent (noun)

    The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

    “He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.”

  • Ascent (noun)

    The way or means by which one ascends.

    “There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux.”

  • Ascent (noun)

    An eminence, hill, or high place.

  • 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.”

  • Ascent (noun)

    The ascender height in a typeface.

  • Ascent (noun)

    An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

  • Descent (noun)

    An instance of descending; act of coming down.

    “We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.”

  • Descent (noun)

    A way down.

    “We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.”

  • Descent (noun)

    A sloping passage or incline.

    “The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.”

  • Descent (noun)

    Lineage or hereditary derivation.

    “Our guide was of Welsh descent.”

  • Descent (noun)

    A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. en

    “After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.”

  • Descent (noun)

    A falling upon or invasion.

  • Descent (noun)

    A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).

Wiktionary
  • Ascent (noun)

    a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill

    “the first ascent of the Matterhorn”

  • Ascent (noun)

    an upward slope or path that one may walk or climb

    “the ascent grew steeper”

  • Ascent (noun)

    an instance of rising or moving up through the air

    “the first balloon ascent was in 1783”

  • Ascent (noun)

    a rise to a higher social or professional rank

    “his ascent to power”

  • Descent (noun)

    an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling

    “the plane had gone into a steep descent”

  • Descent (noun)

    a downward slope

    “a steep, badly eroded descent”

  • Descent (noun)

    a moral, social, or psychological decline

    “the ancient empire’s slow descent into barbarism”

  • Descent (noun)

    the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality

    “the settlers were of Cornish descent”

  • Descent (noun)

    the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance.

  • Descent (noun)

    a sudden violent attack

    “a descent on the Channel ports”

  • Descent (noun)

    an unexpected visit

    “his descents on the manager of any shop he took a fancy to visit”

Oxford Dictionary

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