Definition of "ascent" in English

noun

1. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

   • He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc.

2. The way or means by which one ascends.

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

3. An eminence, hill, or high place.

4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

   • The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.

5. (typography) The ascender height in a typeface.

6. An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy