ascent vs lowering

ascent

noun
  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

lowering

noun
  • The act of something being lowered. 

adj
  • Dark and menacing. 

  • Lurking, skulking, menacing. 

  • That lowers or frowns. 

How often have the words ascent and lowering occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )