Hyphenation of ascent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ascent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

as-cent

Definitions of ascent:

1.	An upward slope or grade (as in a road) The car couldn't make it up the rise
2.	A movement upward They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
3.	The act of changing location in an upward direction

Synonyms of ascent:

noun	acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, slope, incline, side
noun	rise, rising, ascension, change of location, travel
noun	rise, ascension, ascending, motion, movement, move

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.