English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Ascendant
(n.)
Ascent; height; elevation.
Ascendant
(n.)
The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which
rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have
a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Ascendant
(n.)
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as,
one man has the ascendant over another.
Ascendant
(n.)
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees
of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed
to descendant.
Ascendant
(a.)
Alt. of Ascendent
Ascended
(imp. & p. p.)
of Ascend
Ascendency
(n.)
Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.
Ascendent
(a.)
Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
Ascendent
(a.)
Rising; ascending.
Ascendent
(a.)
Superior; surpassing; ruling.
Ascendible
(a.)
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
Ascending
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Ascend
Ascending
(a.)
Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite.
Ascension
(n.)
The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.
Ascension
(n.)
Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the
fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.
Ascension
(n.)
An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that
which arises, as from distillation.
Ascensional
(a.)
Relating to ascension; connected with ascent;
ascensive; tending upward; as, the ascensional power of a balloon.
Ascensive
(a.)
Augmentative; intensive.
Ascensive
(a.)
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes
with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; as, a road has an
ascent of five degrees.