ascending

From ascend +‎ -ing.

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

ascending

1. present participle and gerund of ascend

ascending (not comparable) (attributive)

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

   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. Sloping or leading upwards.

• descending

• ascending colon
• ascending cervical artery
• ascending node
• ascending palatine artery
• ascendingly

ascending (plural ascendings)

1. An ascent.

   continual ascendings and descendings

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