ascending

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb (transitive and intransitive)

  Moving or going up or upward; increasing in size, amount, degree, or rank.

  - "The temperature is ascending."
  - "The value of the stock is ascending."
  - "The sun is ascending in the sky."
  - "The students are ascending the stairs."
  - "The company is ascending in the industry."

• Noun

  A series of steps or stages in a process or an activity.

  - "The ascending ladder of success."
  - "The ascending process of making a cake."
  - "The ascending stages of a rocket launch."
  - "The ascending order of a deck of cards."

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Antonyms

descend , descending , descending

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ascending
Descending , Mending , Tending , Blending , Lending , Mending , Ending , Bending

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Ascendancy (English) : Supremacy, dominance, or influence.
   

2. Ascension (English) : The act of ascending or climbing, especially to a higher place or level.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Ascendancy (English) : Supremacy, dominance, or influence.
   

2. Ascension (English) : The act of ascending or climbing, especially to a higher place or level.
   

3. Ascenser (French) : To ascend, go up.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of ascending that leads to same result
ascending , ascend , ascendable , ascended , ascendible , ascends , in ascending order

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Forms

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Ascending (adjective): The things, situations, or people that are ascending. Ascending (verb, transitive): To cause something to move or go up. Ascending (verb, intransitive): To move or go up.

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Etymology

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From Old French ascendre ‘to climb’, from the past participle of ascendre ‘to go up’, from ascendre, from ad ‘up’ + scendere ‘to climb’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'ascending' is related to the Latin word 'ascendere', which means 'to climb'.

2. The term 'ascending node' refers to the point in an orbit where an object crosses the celestial equator moving northward.

3. In mathematics, an ascending sequence is a sequence of numbers in which each term is greater than the previous term.

4. The term 'ascending aorta' refers to the largest artery in the human body, which carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

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Related Concepts

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1. Descending: The opposite of ascending, which means moving or going down or decreasing in size, amount, degree, or rank.

2. Progression: A series of steps or stages leading to a goal or achievement.

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Culture

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In literature, ascending is often used as a metaphor for success, growth, or progress. In art, ascending can represent the idea of rising or climbing, as seen in various paintings and sculptures. In music, ascending scales or melodies are common in various genres.

How to Memorize "ascending"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ladder or a staircase going up, and remember that 'ascending' means moving up or going up.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ascending' with the idea of moving up, growing, or progressing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'A Scrabble Cat Climbs Upstairs' to help remember the meaning of 'ascending'.

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