ascent in WordNet English dictionary

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
   ascent  acclivity  rise  raise  climb  upgrade 
   
2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
   rise  ascent  ascension  ascending 
   
3. a movement upward
   "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
   rise  rising  ascent  ascension