ascending.
Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
Meaning & usage
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) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
We used an ascending sort.
Leading or sloping upwards.
Where this word comes from
From ascend + -ing.
An ascent.
continual ascendings and descendings
Where this word comes from
From ascend + -ing.
present participle and gerund of ascend
Where this word comes from
From ascend + -ing.
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