Definition of ascending

adjective (a)

• moving or going or growing upward (adj.all)

  Antonym: descending
  

  Example:
  The ascending plane.
  The ascending staircase.
  The ascending stems of chickweed.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)

  Synonym: ascension, ascent, rise
  

  source: wordnet30

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