ascending | ||
1. | [ adjective ] moving or going or growing upward | |
Examples: | "the ascending plane" "the ascending staircase" "the ascending stems of chickweed" |
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Related terms: | descending ascendant assurgent climbing up assurgent highflying acclivitous up | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of changing location in an upward direction | |
Synonyms: | rise ascension ascent | |
Related terms: | motion climb soar levitation heave rise arise ascend | |
Similar spelling: |
ascend assenting ascent ascendible ascender ascendent ascendant ascendency ascendence ascendancy ascendance ascendable asunder |