ascending

American  

[uh-sen-ding] / əˈsɛn dɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving upward; rising.

2. Botany. growing or directed upward, especially obliquely or in a curve from the base.

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ascending British  

/ əˈsɛndɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving upwards; rising

2. botany sloping or curving upwards

   the ascending stem of a vine

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Other Word Forms

• ascendingly adverb
• subascending adjective

Etymology

Origin of ascending

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; ascend, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Officials with the same rank are sorted by how their names are written—starting with the number of strokes in their surname, in ascending order.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock now trades just 5% below its most recent 52-week high and, on the weekly chart has carved out a bullish ascending triangle pattern.

From Barron's

And we begin on Highway 127, a two-lane stretch that runs north from Baker, slowly ascending and descending toward the Nevada border.

From Los Angeles Times

He was tapped to the CMC in 2012 when Xi became its head after ascending to the top of the Communist Party.

From Barron's

Here’s how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 performed on Tuesday, ascending, with the full index at the bottom.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• climbing
• growing
• increasing
• soaring
• spiraling
• surging