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

On notes circulating currently, in ascending order of value, are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, author Jane Austen, artist JMW Turner and mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.

From BBC

The current crop on circulating notes, in ascending order of note value, are Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, JMW Turner and Alan Turing.

From BBC

He suggested accusers might have come forward because the broker brothers hurt people’s feelings, particularly when they were ascending professionally.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here they are, sorted by ascending intraday forward P/E early Monday:

From MarketWatch

Below are all 20 companies in the sector, sorted by ascending forward P/E. We have also included dividend yields and forward free-cash-flow yields.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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