Ascendingly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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