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).
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”