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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

that ascends
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

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

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as·cendˈing·ly adverb

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