ascentdirection
nounUK /əˈsɛnt dɪˈrɛkʃən/
US /əˈsɛnt dəˈrɛkʃən/
The way you go up.
The climber checked the ascentdirection before starting up the mountain.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The direction in which an aircraft or rocket climbs into the sky.
The pilot adjusted the ascentdirection to avoid the storm clouds.
3. In math, the way a slope or curve goes upward.
The graph's ascentdirection shows where the line rises.
4. The path a balloon or bird takes as it rises.
We watched the balloon's ascentdirection as it floated away.