a 1 s 1 c 3 e 1 n 1 t 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
noun a movement upward
noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
originFormed from ascend on the model of descend/descent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0