ascending

The definition of ascending is something that is going up.

(adjective)

An escalator that takes you to a higher floor is an example of an ascending escalator.

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See ascending in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. that ascends
  2. Bot. rising or curving upward from a trailing position, as the stems of certain vines and shrubs

See ascending in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Moving, going, or growing upward: an ascending minor scale.
  2. Moving or progressing toward a higher level or degree: an ascending order of difficulty.
  3. Botany Growing or directing upward from a curved or slanted base, as certain plant stems.

Related Forms:

  • as·cendˈing·ly adverb
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