ascending

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Ascend Source: opted

2. a. Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. Source: opted

3. adj. moving or going or growing upward Source: wordnet

4. n. the act of changing location in an upward direction Source: wordnet

5. Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. -- As*cend"ing*ly, adv. Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a planet. Ferguson. -- Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending. -- Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the northern node. Herschel. -- Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term is greater than the preceding. -- Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian. Source: webster

6. Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite.-- As*cend"ing*ly, adv. Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasinglatitude of a planet. Ferguson.-- Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship tracedbackward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother,grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending.-- Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet whereinit passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called thenorthern node. Herschel.-- Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to theascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term isgreater than the preceding.-- Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian. Source: adambom

7. j:100 a. moving or going or growing upward Source: ecdict

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