Ascending

a.

1.

Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. Ascending latitude (Astron.) the increasing latitude of a planet. 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. - Ferguson. 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. Ascending series a - (Math.) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. - Herschel. b - A series in which each term is greater than the preceding. Ascending signs signs east of the meridian.

Noun	1.	ascending - the act of changing location in an upward direction Synonyms: rise, ascent, ascension
Adj.	1.	ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" Antonyms: descending - coming down or downward

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