ascenso

Definitions of ascenso
  1. noun
    the act of changing location in an upward direction
    synonyms: ascensión, subida, trepada
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    types:
    gateado, subida, trepa, trepada
    the act of climbing something
    alpinismo, montañismo
    the activity of climbing a mountain
    type of:
    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    a movement upward
    synonyms: ascensión, subida
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    types:
    alpinismo, escalada, montañismo
    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
    elevación, encumbramiento, levantamiento
    the event of something being raised upward
    type of:
    desplazamiento
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
  3. noun
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    synonyms: cuesta, subida
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    antonyms:
    bajada, descenso, inclinación
    a downward slope or bend
    type of:
    pendiente, vertiente
    an elevated geological formation
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