Ascent

1. (n.) The act of rising; motion upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

2. (n.) The way or means by which one ascends.

3. (n.) An eminence, hill, or high place.

4. (n.) The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.

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