English-Thai Dictionary

ascent

N การ ปีน  การ เคลื่อน ขึ้น  climbing mounting rising kan-pin

 

ascent

N การ ย้อน ไป ใน อดีต  kan-yon-pai-nai-ar-did

 

ascent

N ความก้าวหน้า ขึ้น (เช่น  ใน หน้าที่ การงาน  advancement khwam-kaol-na-khuen

 

ascent

N ทาง ชัน  slope thang-chan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASCENT

n.[L. ascensus.] 1. The act of rising; motion upwards, whether in air, water or other fluid, or on elevated objects; rise; a mounting upwards; as the ascent of vapors from the earth.
2. The way by which one ascends; the means of ascending.
3. An eminence, hill or high place.
4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.
5. Acclivity; the rise of a hill; as a steep ascent.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASCENT

As *cent ". Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ascent

as cent |əˈsent əˈsɛnt | ▶noun 1 a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: the first ascent of the Matterhorn | the routes of ascent can be retraced. • an upward slope or path: the ascent grew steeper. 2 [ in sing. ] an instance of rising through the air: the first balloon ascent was in 1783. • [ in sing. ] a rise to an important position or a higher level: his ascent to power. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from ascend, on the pattern of the pair of descend, descent .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ascent

as ¦cent |əˈsɛnt | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] 1 a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: the first ascent of the Matterhorn. • an upward slope or path that one may walk or climb: the ascent grew steeper. 2 an instance of rising or moving up through the air: the first balloon ascent was in 1783. • a rise to a higher social or professional rank: his ascent to power. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from ascend, on the pattern of the pair of descend, descent .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ascent

ascent noun 1 the first ascent of the Matterhorn: climb, scaling, conquest. ANTONYMS descent. 2 a balloon ascent: rise, climb, launch, takeoff, liftoff, blastoff. 3 the ascent grew steeper: (upward ) slope, incline, rise, upward gradient, inclination. ANTONYMS descent, drop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ascent

ascent noun 1 the first ascent of the Matterhorn: climb, scaling, conquest, scramble, clamber, trek. ANTONYMS descent. 2 a balloon ascent: rise, upward movement, take-off, lift-off, launch, blast-off, climb, levitation, soaring; jump, leap; Christianity Ascension. ANTONYMS descent, drop. 3 the ascent grew steeper: (upward ) slope, incline, ramp, rise, bank, tilt, slant, upward gradient, inclination, acclivity. ANTONYMS descent, drop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ascent

as cent /əsént / (! descentとの対比では /æ̀sént /) →ascend 名詞 1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗登る [上がる ]こと ; 上昇 ; 登山 .2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗登り坂 ▸ a steep [gentle ] ascent 急な [ゆるやかな ]坂 3 U ｟かたく ｠(地位などの )向上, 昇進 ; 騰貴 ; (原点へ )さかのぼること .