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.

The way by which one ascends; the means of ascending.

An eminence, hill or high place.

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.

Acclivity; the rise of a hill; as a steep ascent.