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ascending

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. moving or going or growing upward

    adj.all

    Examples
    The ascending plane.
    The ascending staircase.
    The ascending stems of chickweed.
    Antonyms descending

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Rising; moving upward; as, an <i>ascending</i> kite.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    noun.act

    Synonyms ascension ascent rise

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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