Ascending: meaning, definitions and examples
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ascending
[ əˈsendɪŋ ]
order
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or positions.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order.
- She climbed the stairs in ascending order.
music
A scale, chord, etc., in which the notes ascend in pitch.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The melody follows an ascending pattern.
- The song concludes with an ascending sequence of notes.
Translations
Translations of the word "ascending" in other languages:
🇵🇹 ascendente
- subindo
- crescente
🇮🇳 चढ़ाई
- आरोही
- वृद्धि
🇩🇪 aufsteigend
- ansteigend
- wachsend
🇮🇩 menaik
- meningkat
- tumbuh
🇺🇦 висхідний
- зростаючий
- піднімаючийся
🇵🇱 wznoszący się
- rosnący
- wzrastający
🇯🇵 上昇する
- 登る
- 増加する
🇫🇷 ascendant
- montant
- croissant
🇪🇸 ascendente
- subiendo
- creciente
🇹🇷 yükselen
- artan
- büyüyen
🇰🇷 상승하는
- 오르는
- 증가하는
🇸🇦 صاعد
- متزايد
- متنامي
🇨🇿 stoupající
- rostoucí
- vzestupný
🇸🇰 stúpajúci
- rastúci
- vzostupný
🇨🇳 上升的
- 增长的
- 升高的
🇸🇮 naraščajoč
- dvigajoč
- rastoč
🇮🇸 hækkandi
- vaxandi
- stigandi
🇰🇿 көтерілетін
- өсетін
- артатын
🇬🇪 ამაღლებული
- ზრდადი
- აღმავალი
🇦🇿 yüksələn
- artan
- böyüyən
🇲🇽 ascendente
- subiendo
- creciente
Word origin
The word 'ascending' comes from the Latin word 'ascendere', which means 'to climb up'. It has been used in English since the 15th century to describe things that rise or increase in a gradual manner.
See also: ascend, ascendable, ascendancy, ascended, ascension.