Definitions
1.nounThe act of ascending; a motion upwards."He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc."
2.nounThe way or means by which one ascends."There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux."
3.nounAn eminence, hill, or high place.
4.nounThe 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."
5.nounThe ascender height in a typeface.
6.nounAn increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy