Definition of ascending

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Ascending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ascen.

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Ascendant :: Ascendant (n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant..
Scale :: Scale (n.) Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being..
Rising :: Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon..
Balloonry :: Balloonry (n.) The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aeronautics.
Ascending :: Ascending (a.) Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite..
Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..
Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.
Catanadromous :: Catanadromous (a.) Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous..
Stair :: Stair (n.) One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; -- commonly applied to those within a building.
Reascension :: Reascension (n.) The act of reascending; a remounting.
Sap :: Sap (n.) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition..
Scale :: Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor..
Smokejack :: Smokejack (n.) A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
Aeronautics :: Aeronautics (n.) The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aerial navigation; ballooning..
Mountingly :: Mountingly (adv.) In an ascending manner.
Increment :: Increment (n.) The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased..
Fume :: Fume (n.) Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco..
Scale :: Scale (n.) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
Uphill :: Uphill (a.) Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road..
Chain Pump :: Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge..
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