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Webster 1913 Edition
Ascent
As-cent′
.1.
The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward;
as, he made a tedious
ascent
; the ascent
of vapors from the earth.To him with swift
ascent
he up returned. Milton.
2.
The way or means by which one ascends.
3.
An eminence, hill, or high place.
Addison.
4.
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 degreesWebster 1828 Edition
Ascent
ASCENT'
,Noun.
1.
The act of rising; motion upwards, whether in air, water or other fluid, or on elevated objects; rise; a mounting upwards; as the ascent of vapors from the earth.2.
The way by which one ascends; the means of ascending.3.
An eminence, hill or high place.4.
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.5.
Acclivity; the rise of a hill; as a steep ascent.