reascendingn.
/ˌriːəˈsɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriəˈsɛndɪŋ/ = reascent n. 1.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > again
reascending1611
reascent1621
resurgence1798
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Risalita A reascending or getting vp againe.
1843 Brit. Mag. & Monthly Reg. 1 Oct. 369 The Persians initiate the mystic by a mystification of the descent and reascending of souls.
1959 Jrnl. Mammalogy 40 51 The period of reascending of the testes and regeneration of cellular elements begins by the middle of June.
2004 W. A. Lacerda et al. Landslides 823/2 These results can be interpreted as a descending and reascending of the hydrostatic joints.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
reascendingadj.
/ˌriːəˈsɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriəˈsɛndɪŋ/ That is reascending; going or moving upwards once more.
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1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 92 The re-ascending Quicksilver will never totally..fill the Tube.
1788 W. Hayley Poems & Plays I. 171 Such was the dread of new-created man, When first he miss'd the setting orb of day; Such the delight that thro' his bosom ran, When he perceiv'd the re-ascending ray.
1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV clxxiv. 90 ‘Arms and the Man,’ whose re-ascending star Rose o'er an empire.
1924 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 6 322 Agriculture has not kept pace with the re-ascending industrial level.
2007 Australian (Nexis) 8 Mar. 15 Brett Warner spotted Koby's talent early, shaped boards that met the challenge of surfing monster waves and is reaping the benefits of his re-ascending star.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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