ascending

English

Etymology

From ascend +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

ascending

1. present participle and gerund of ascend

Adjective

ascending (not comparable) (attributive)

1. Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (of a sequence)

   Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order.

   1. (computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.

      We used an ascending sort.

2. Leading or sloping upwards.

   Synonym: (biology, physiology) ascendant

Antonyms

• descending

Derived terms

• ascending cervical artery
• ascending colon
• ascendingly
• ascending node
• ascending palatine artery
• ascendostomy
• parascending
• subascending

 

Translations

rising, increasing

• Arabic: تَصَاعُدِيّ (taṣāʕudiyy)
• Finnish: nouseva (fi)
• French: croissant (fr) m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: hilkêşayî

• Romanian: crescător (ro)

computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order

• Arabic: تَصَاعُدِيّ (taṣāʕudiyy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 升序 (shēngxù)

• Finnish: nouseva (fi)
• French: croissant (fr) m, ascendant (fr) m

sloping or leading upwards

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上升的 (zh) (shàngshēng de), 上行的 (zh) (shàngxíng de), 升 (zh) (shēng)

Noun

ascending (plural ascendings)

1. An ascent.

   continual ascendings and descendings

References

• “ascending”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ascending”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.