ascending

as·cend·ing

A0452900 (ə-sĕn′dĭng)adj.1. Moving, going, or growing upward: an ascending minor scale.2. Moving or progressing toward a higher level or degree: an ascending order of difficulty.3. Botany Growing or directing upward from a curved or slanted base, as certain plant stems.

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as·cend′ing·ly adv.

ascending

(əˈsɛndɪŋ) adj1. moving upwards; rising2. (Botany) botany sloping or curving upwards: the ascending stem of a vine.

as•cend•ing

(əˈsɛn dɪŋ)

adj. 1. moving upward; rising. 2. Bot. growing or directed upward. [1350–1400]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascending - the act of changing location in an upward directionrise, ascent, ascensionmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic meansheave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effortmount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air
Adj.	1.	ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"descending - coming down or downward

Translations

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