What is the meaning of ascent?

An upward slope or grade (as in a road. )
- usage: "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- synonyms: acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
A movement upward.
- usage: "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
- synonyms: rise, rising, ascension
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
- synonyms: rise, ascension, ascending

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