ascendant

as·cen·dant also as·cen·dent  (-sndnt)

adj.

1. Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.

2. Dominant in position or influence; superior.

n.

1. The position or state of being dominant or in control: a conservative policy currently in the ascendant.

2. In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that rises in the east at the time of a person's birth or other event.

3. An ancestor.

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ascendant, ascendent [əˈsɛndənt]

adj

1. proceeding upwards; rising

2. dominant, superior, or influential

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany another term for ascending

n

1. Rare an ancestor

2. a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control

3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology (sometimes capital)

a.  a point on the ecliptic that rises on the eastern horizon at a particular moment and changes as the earth rotates on its axis

b.  the sign of the zodiac containing this point

in the ascendant increasing in influence, prosperity, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascendant - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" ascendent ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
	2.	ascendant - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root ancestress - a woman ancestor forbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descended forefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" foremother - a woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	ascendant - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin ascendent, ascensive ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
	2.	ascendant - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" dominating, ascendent dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

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ascendant ascendent

adjective influential, controlling, ruling, powerful, commanding, supreme, superior, dominant, prevailing, authoritative, predominant, uppermost, pre-eminent Radical reformers are once more ascendant.

in the ascendant rising, increasing, growing, powerful, mounting, climbing, dominating, commanding, supreme, dominant, influential, prevailing, flourishing, ascending, up-and-coming, on the rise, uppermost, on the way up Geography, drama, art and English are in the ascendant.

Translations

ascendant [əˈsendənt] N to be in the ascendant → estar en auge, ir ganando predominio

ascendant [əˈsɛndənt] n
to be in the ascendant → monter

ascendant, ascendent

n to be in the ascendant (Astrol) → im Aszendenten stehen, aszendieren (spec); (fig) → im Aufstieg begriffen sein; his star is in the ascendant (fig) → sein Stern ist im Aufgehen

ascendant [əˈsɛndənt] n to be in the ascendant → essere in auge