ascending, ascension, ascent, rise - the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension, ascent, rise, rising - a movement upward
Example:- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Ascension, Ascension of Christ - (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord - (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
ascension - (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon