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Ascent; height; elevation.
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.
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
Alt. of Ascendent
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Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.
Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
Rising; ascending.
Superior; surpassing; ruling.
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
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Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite.
The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.
Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.
An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.
Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive; tending upward; as, the ascensional power of a balloon.
Augmentative; intensive.
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.