\As*cend"ing\, a.
Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
{As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.
{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.