Look up: ASCENDING

1. ascending
   a melodic line that goes upward in pitch. Related terms: arch, descending.
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2. Ascending
   Rising upward gradually from a prostrate base.
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3. ascending
   a) the point at which a planet, planetoid, or comet crosses to the north side of the ecliptic; b) the point at which a satellite crosses to the north side of the equatorial plane of its primary Category: News-systems and communications • point at which the orbit of a satellite intersects...
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4. Ascending
   As·cend'ing adjective Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. -- As*cend'ing*ly , adverb Ascending latitude (Astron.) , the increasing latitude of a planet. Ferguson. -- ...
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5. ascending
   Rising or curving upward. ... <botany> Growing erect after an oblique or semi-horizontal beginning. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. Ascending
   • (a.) Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ascend
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7. ascending
   directed upwards at a rather narrow angle, curving upwards.
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8. ascending
   
   • the act of changing location in an upward direction
   • travel up
   • go back in order of genealogical succession
   • become king or queen
   • go along towards (a river's) source
   • slope upwards
   • come up, of celestial bodies
   
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9. 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, Expen...
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