Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ascent

/əˈsɛnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: as-cent
IPA: /əˈsɛnt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The way or means by which one ascends.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An eminence, hill, or high place.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ascender height in a typeface.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc."
"There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux."
"The road has an ascent of 5 degrees."
"That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations."

Etymology

Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsɛnt/
British English: /əˈsɛnt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ascents (plural)

Derived Forms

reascent

Phrases

ascent vehicle

Synonyms

rise ascension ascending rising acclivity raise climb upgrade

Homonyms

assent

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce ascent?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɛnt/.
What does ascent mean?: The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
Where does ascent come from?: Formed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.

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