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- Dictionaryascendant/əˈsɛnd(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. rising in power or influence: "ascendant moderate factions in the party"
- 2. (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon.
noun
- 1. the point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person's birth.
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noun. formal uk / əˈsen.d ə nt / us / əˈsen.d ə nt / in the ascendant. Add to word list. increasingly successful or powerful: He's very much in the ascendant in Hollywood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Successful (things or people) a head of steam idiom. achiever. alive. alpha female. alpha male. arrive. baller.
The meaning of ASCENDANT is the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment. How to use ascendant in a sentence.
Ascendant definition: a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence. See examples of ASCENDANT used in a sentence.
7 meanings: 1. proceeding upwards; rising 2. dominant, superior, or influential 3. botany → another term for ascending 4. rare.... Click for more definitions.
noun. formal us / əˈsen.d ə nt / uk / əˈsen.d ə nt / in the ascendant. Add to word list. increasingly successful or powerful: He's very much in the ascendant in Hollywood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Successful (things or people) a head of steam idiom. achiever. alive. alpha female. alpha male. arrive. baller.
1. proceeding upwards; rising. 2. dominant, superior, or influential. 3. (Botany) botany another term for ascending. n. 4. rare an ancestor. 5. a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control. 6. (Astrology) astrology ( sometimes capital)
Definition of ascendant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ascendant meaning, definition, what is ascendant: becoming more powerful or popular: Learn more.
Ascendant definition, a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position. See more.
2 days ago · degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person’s birth) — see also horoscope. act of ascending or rising. synonym of ascendancy — see ascendancy. ancestor — see also ancestor.
