Ascendent

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

ascendent
adjective1

tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin[syn: ascendant]2

most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"[syn: ascendant]
noun1

position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"[syn: ascendant]2

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)[syn: ancestor][ant: descendant]

07-22-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Ascendent ascendent adjective1tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin[syn: ascendant]2most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"[syn: ascendant] noun1position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"[syn: ascendant]2someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)[syn: ancestor][ant: descendant]