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Definition of Ascents

Ascent
Ascent As*cent" [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente, fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See Ascend, Descent.] 1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth. To him with swift ascent he up returned. --Milton. 2. The way or means by which one ascends. 3. An eminence, hill, or high place. --Addison. 4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.

Meaning of Ascents from wikipedia

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- ascent (climbing). List of first ascents in the Alps First ascent of the Matterhorn List of first ascents of mountain summits List of first ascents of...
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- Emergency ascents may be broadly categorised as independent ascents, where the diver is alone and manages the ascent by themself, and dependent ascents, where...
- Direct ascent is a method of landing a spacecraft on the Moon or another planetary surface directly, without first ****embling the vehicle in Earth orbit...
-  'Song of the Ascents'), or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth (Hebrew: שיר למעלות, romanized: šir lama‘loṯ, lit. 'a song on the ascents'). They are...
- BASE jumper, and highliner. He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia...
- The Ascent of Ethiopia is a 1932 painting by Lois Mailou Jones. This painting depicts the journey of African Americans who have established a heritage...
- progression or resting; the ascent must therefore be performed in either a sport, a traditional, or a free solo manner. First-free-ascents that set new grade milestones...
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