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Ascent

British pronunciation/ɐsˈɛnt/
American pronunciation/əˈsɛnt/
Ascent
[NOUN]
1

the act or process of moving upwards

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2

a movement upward

synonyms : ascension
rise
rising
antonyms : fall
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3

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

antonyms : descent
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Examples
1Actually, the driverless swine was starting its ascent of the final hill.
2Incredibly, her 2 ascents took place in the space of only 5 days.
3And their ascent happened far from overnight.
4You can just do gradient ascent.
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