Definitions for ascending
əˈsɛn dɪŋas·cend·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 5 votes

1. rise, ascent, ascension, ascendingadjective

   the act of changing location in an upward direction

2. ascending(a)adjective

   moving or going or growing upward

   "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

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1. Ascending

   Ascending is a science fiction novel by the Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints. It is the fifth novel in Gardner's "League of Peoples" series. It is a direct sequel to the first novel in the series, Expendable, in that it picks up the dual story of Festina Ramos, Explorer turned admiral, and the transparent glass woman Oar, where the earlier novel left off.

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1. ascending

   Ascending refers to increasing in size, value, importance or moving upward. It can relate to physical movement, rank, status or various numerical concepts. This term can be used in a variety of contexts including mathematics, music, science, or social hierarchy.

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1. Ascending

   of Ascend

2. Ascendingadjective

   rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite

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1. Ascending

   Ascending is a science fiction novel by the Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints. It is the fifth novel in Gardner's "League of Peoples" series. It is a direct sequel to the first novel in the series, Expendable, in that it picks up the dual story of Festina Ramos, Explorer turned admiral, and the transparent glass woman Oar, where the earlier novel left off.

How to pronounce ascending?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ascending in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ascending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ascending in a Sentence

1. Saskya Pandita:

   By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top.

2. Laurent Grandet:

   She's a massive star on the rise similar to how Truly is rising, we're ascending, and she's ascending and we thought that's a match made in heaven.

3. Edward Fine:

   The woman who gave me the wet paper towel as we descended the stairs and which I later used to breathe through; the firefighters who were ascending the stairs as we were descending; the Catholic priest who put his hand on my shoulder and prayed for us as we lay on the street being covered by dust and debris, then there was the bus driver who took us uptown… those people all come to my mind.

4. Joanne Field:

   The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.

5. State John Kerry:

   I don’t think you heard … any scintilla, not one tiny piece, of an indication of this downward spiral, i think what you saw was ascending relationship with great clarity about the things on which we’re going to cooperate. Even as there is some disagreement about how to approach one, or two, or three issues ….

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