ascending line

Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
   Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
   {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.
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   {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
      planet. --Ferguson.

   {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
      backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
      mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
      direct ascending.

   {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet
      wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
      also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.

   {Ascending series}. (Math.)
   (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
       quantity.
   (b) A series in which each term is greater than the
       preceding.

   {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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