"ascending" meaning in English

See ascending in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ Etymology: From ascend + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ascend|-ing}} ascend + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ascending (not comparable), {{tlb|en|attributive}} (attributive)
  1. Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (of a sequence) Tags: attributive, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ascending-en-adj-jpqFSLwa Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 31 37 18 3 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 40 12 3 11
  2. Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (of a sequence)
    (computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
    Tags: attributive, not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order): تَصَاعُدِيّ (taṣāʕudiyy) (Arabic), 升序 (shēngxù) (Chinese Mandarin), nouseva (Finnish), croissant [masculine] (French), ascendant [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ascending-en-adj-3b6Qy6gN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 45 14 2 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 31 37 18 3 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 40 12 3 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 45 7 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 49 6 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 25 43 18 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 38 23 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 41 14 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 42 22 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 29 58 8 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 36 23 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 38 23 7 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order': 7 91 2
  3. Leading or sloping upwards. Tags: attributive, not-comparable Synonyms: ascendant Translations (sloping or leading upwards): 上升的 (shàngshēng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 上行的 (shàngxíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), (shēng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-ascending-en-adj-0u5KV3Eb Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 31 37 18 3 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 40 12 3 11 Disambiguation of 'sloping or leading upwards': 9 9 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ascending cervical artery, ascending colon, ascendingly, ascending node, ascending palatine artery, ascendostomy, parascending, subascending Translations (rising, increasing): تَصَاعُدِيّ (taṣāʕudiyy) (Arabic), nouseva (Finnish), croissant [masculine] (French), hilkêşayî (Northern Kurdish), rosnący [masculine] (Polish), crescător (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'rising, increasing': 48 48 4

Noun

IPA: /əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ Forms: ascendings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ Etymology: From ascend + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ascend|-ing}} ascend + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascending (plural ascendings)
  1. An ascent. Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-ascending-en-noun-hxMQzC8h

Verb

IPA: /əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ Etymology: From ascend + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ascend|-ing}} ascend + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ascending
  1. present participle and gerund of ascend Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ascend
    Sense id: en-ascending-en-verb-AYDgEYnG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 31 37 18 3 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 40 12 3 11

Inflected forms

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          "ascending"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (of a sequence)",
        "(computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Leading or sloping upwards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Leading",
          "lead#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "sloping",
          "slope#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "upwards",
          "upwards"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ascendant"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛndɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taṣāʕudiyy",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "word": "تَصَاعُدِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "word": "nouseva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croissant"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "word": "hilkêşayî"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rosnący"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rising, increasing",
      "word": "crescător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taṣāʕudiyy",
      "sense": "computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order",
      "word": "تَصَاعُدِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēngxù",
      "sense": "computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order",
      "word": "升序"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order",
      "word": "nouseva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croissant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ascendant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàngshēng de",
      "sense": "sloping or leading upwards",
      "word": "上升的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàngxíng de",
      "sense": "sloping or leading upwards",
      "word": "上行的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēng",
      "sense": "sloping or leading upwards",
      "word": "升"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ascending"
}

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    "Rhymes:English/ɛndɪŋ/3 syllables",
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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ascendings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "text": "continual ascendings and descendings",
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        }
      ],
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        "An ascent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ascent",
          "ascent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛndɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ascending"
}

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