"ascent" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: incline, side, slope - an elevated geological formation

subtypes: uphill - the upward slope of a hill

same as: acclivity, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
is a type of: change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
subtypes:
- climb, climbing, mounting - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
- elevation, lift, raising - the event of something being raised upward
- heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
- rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise
- takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
- upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- uplifting - the rise of something
same as: ascension, rise, rising
is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
subtypes:
- levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
- heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort
- climb, mount - the act of climbing something
- soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air
same as: ascending, ascension, rise