adjective1. proceeding upwards; rising
2. dominant, superior, or influential
3. botany another term for ascending
noun5. a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control
6. astrology (sometimes capital)a. a point on the ecliptic that rises on the eastern horizon at a particular moment and changes as the earth rotates on its axis
b. the sign of the zodiac containing this point
7. in the ascendant