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adj
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Leading or sloping upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ascendant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An ascent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of ascend
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
the act of changing location in an upward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: rise, ascent, ascension
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: levitation, heave, heaving, climb, mount, soar, zoom
History
From ascend + -ing.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
