ascent

nouns

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
is derived from
ascend
antonym
descent
a movement upward
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
ascension, ascent, rise, rising
is derived from
ascend
the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascending, ascension, ascent, rise
is derived from
ascend