English-Thai Dictionary

ascendant

ADJ ขึ้น  ascending rising khuen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASCENDANT

n. 1. Superiority or commanding influence; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
2. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy, or degrees of kindred; opposed to descendant.
3. Height; elevation. [Little used. ]
4. In astrology, that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the time of one's birth. That part of the ecliptic at any particular time above the horizon, supposed to have influence on a person's life and fortune.

 

ASCENDANT

a. 1. Superior; predominant; surpassing.
2. In astrology, above the horizon.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASCENDANT

As *cend "ant, n. Etym: [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]

 

1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple.

 

2. (Astrol.)

 

Defn: The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

 

Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke.

 

3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson.

 

4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.

 

ASCENDANT; ASCENDENT

ASCENDANT; ASCENDENT As *cend "ant, As *cend "ent, a.

 

1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation. .. about that time ascendant. Browne.

 

2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin.

 

3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations,... no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ascendant

as cend ant |əˈsendənt əˈsɛndənt |(also ascendent ) ▶adjective 1 rising in power or influence: ascendant moderate factions in the party. 2 Astrology (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign ) just above the eastern horizon. ▶noun Astrology the point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person's birth. PHRASES in the ascendant rising in power or influence: the reformers are in the ascendant. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ascendent- ‘climbing up, ’ from the verb ascendere (see ascend ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ascendant

ascendant |əˈsɛnd (ə )nt |(also ascendent ) ▶adjective 1 rising in power or influence: the newly ascendant liberal party. 2 Astrology (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign ) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon. ▶noun Astrology the point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person's birth. PHRASES in the ascendant rising in power or influence: the reformers are in the ascendant. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ascendent- ‘climbing up ’, from the verb ascendere (see ascend ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ascendant

ascendant adjective his onetime political supporters have become the ascendant electoral force: rising (in power ), on the rise, on the way up, up-and-coming, flourishing, prospering, burgeoning. ANTONYMS declining.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ascendant

ascendant adjective by the late 1990s liberal ideas were ascendant in much of the developed world: rising (in power ), in the ascendant, on the up and up, on the way up, up-and-coming, on the rise, growing, increasing, flourishing, prospering, burgeoning, developing, budding. ANTONYMS declining.

 

French Dictionary

ascendant

ascendant , ante adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui va en montant. : Mouvement ascendant. ANTONYME descendant . 2 mathématiques Croissant. : Écrire des nombres dans un ordre ascendant. Une progression ascendante. nom masculin Influence. : Elle a beaucoup d ’ascendant sur lui. SYNONYME emprise ; pouvoir . nom masculin pluriel droit Parents dont on descend. ANTONYME descendant . Note Technique En ce sens, ce nom s ’emploie généralement au pluriel. Note Orthographique a sce nd a nt.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ascendant

as cend ant -ent /əséndənt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 上昇する (↔descendant ).2 優勢な, 支配的な .名詞 (!次の句で ) ▸ in the ascendant 勢力上昇中で, 日の出の勢いで .