ascending
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degreesRising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
/əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(attributive, not comparable)Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order.
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
(attributive, not comparable)That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
We used an ascending sort.
(attributive, not comparable)Leading or sloping upwards.
More definitions
- moving or going or growing upward
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From ascend + -ing.From ascend + -ing.
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