ascent

Definition:
1. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
2. A movement upward.
3. The act of changing location in an upward direction.

Use 'ascent' in a sentence:

• 1. These range from treks around Mont an ascent of North Africa's highest mountain, Mount Toubkal.
• 2. A decade ago, the ascent of the Web browser as the center of the computing world appeared inevitable.
• 3. He did his free ascent on the first try.
• 4. So would it stay on course during the ascent?
• 5. Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to the Optimal Ascent Trajectory Design of the Vehicle.
• 6. Without language, we could never have embarked on our ascent to unparalleled power over all other animals, and even over nature itself.
• 7. With gradient ascent method, the parameters are modified to maximize the mutual information.
• 8. One initiate left electrical engineering as their ascent caused the development of vertigo.
• 9. Their ascent to the top tier of New York fashion represents an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue.
• 10. The miners will be taken off solid food ready for their ascent and given only specially-enriched drinks.
• 11. Has launched in 2007 a new model - Vertu Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition.
• 12. Date and time, total time, number of ascents.
• 13. When, after many years of exploration, pioneers reach the foothills, the ascent looks formidable or impossible.
• 14. India's higher ascent is, however, far from assured.
• 15. We must abandon our ascent and go down the mountain immediately.
• 16. In recent years, the disputes and faults induced by power supply quality trend to ascent.
• 17. The ascent was not entirely smooth.
• 18. PH value appeared to have a decline trend after an initial ascent.
• 19. Nasa has Friday, Saturday and Sunday available to make an ascent.
• 20. Humour and charm are a surprisingly powerful combination as a means of ascent in life.
• 21. His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.
• 22. Aliyah literally means “ascent”, while leaving Israel is yeridah, “descent”.
• 23. I made on ascent of Mr.Tai last summer.
• 24. This “value” of appearance may be especially clear for those excluded from other means of social ascent.
• 25. Facebook passed 400 million active users in February and continued its ascent throughout the year.
• 26. They climbed by the steep ascent.
• 27. To avoid this, it is important to control your speed during the ascent.
• 28. In 1955 he led the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain.
• 29. In short the ascent had been made much easier.
• 30. The Android's rapid ascent threatens to blunt Apple's lead in the market for high-end smartphones.
• 31. He made a rapid ascent up the executive ladder.
• 32. The ascent was very bad through a Scotch mist and rain.
• 33. It is at this point that the ascent of the hill begins.
• 34. The most dramatic step in a person's education is the ascent from the cave to the light of the outside world.
• 35. Their ascent reflects the world's shift in economic power from west to east.
• 36. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
• 37. The old man had difficulty climbing the rapid ascent.
• 38. The leader's ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
• 39. The elevator makes the ascent only in 70 seconds.
• 40. The first part of the ascent is not steep.
• 41. Sebastian, approaching the man, asked some information concerning the least dangerous ascent to the Alp.
• 42. His own career continues its inexorable ascent.
• 43. The long ascent to the Alp from there seemed very weary and far to the traveller.
• 44. After his return, Yang reported the abnormal vibrations during the rocket's ascent to fellow scientists, who solved the issue before the Shenzhou VI's launch.
• 45. The ascent of the ridge was very awkward.
• 46. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
• 47. The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill.
• 48. At the other side of the valley was a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
• 49. They still had to climb a steep ascent that lay behind Peter's hut.
• 50. The rocket steepened its ascent.
• 51. Burke pushed the button and the lift began its slow ascent.
• 52. It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
• 53. The ascent of man from his original state to modern civilization.