ascending

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ascending
adj. rising, going up, climbing, sloping upwards
 
ascend
v. climb, go up; rise up

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Ascending
Ascending is a science fiction novel by the Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints. It is the fifth novel in Gardner's "League of Peoples" series. It is a direct sequel to the first novel in the series, Expendable, in that it picks up the dual story of Festina Ramos, Explorer turned admiral, and the transparent glass woman Oar, where the earlier novel left off.

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ascending

Noun
1. the act of changing location in an upward direction
(synonym) rise, ascent, ascension
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) levitation

Adjective
1. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
(synonym) ascending(a)
(antonym) descending(a)
(similar) acclivitous, rising, uphill
(see-also) up

 
ascend

Verb
1. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
(synonym) go up
(antonym) descend, fall, go down, come down
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) surface, come up, rise up, rise
(derivation) rise, rising, ascent, ascension
2. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
(hypernym) go back, date back, date from
3. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
(hypernym) accede, enter
(derivation) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
4. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
(hypernym) follow, travel along
5. slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
(hypernym) slope, incline, pitch
(derivation) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
6. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
(synonym) rise, come up, uprise
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
(derivation) ascension
(classification) astronomy, uranology


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ascending
příd.jm. vzestupný; stoupající
 
ascend
v. stoupat; jít výš; vzestupný; stoupající

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ascending
Przym. zwiększający się
 
ascend
Czas. wznosić się; iść w górę