someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
The negative of the gradient The ascendent of a function is a vector with magnitude equal to the maximum spatial rate of change of that function at a given point at a given time It is directed toward increasing values of the function along the line of maximum change and is represented by F, where F is the function and is the del operator
That point in an Astrological chart where the ecliptic meets the eastern horizon
tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
The intersection point between the ecliptic and the eastern horizon Also known as the rising degree and (generally) the cusp of the 1st house See also House
If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things. Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant. be in the ascendant to be or become powerful or popular. ascendent becoming more powerful or popular
The sign and degree on the cusp of the First House See Rising Sign A planet is said to be ascending when moving via the ascendant between the fourth and tenth cusps More about Ascendant
position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
The degree of the zodiac which rises over the eastern horizon In early Greek astrology, this degree was called the Horoscopos, from which the word horoscope was derived Sometimes the term Ascendant is used to describe the entire sign which is rising The Ascendant is considered by most astrologers to be very significant in chart interpretation, although the specific symbolic meaning varies greatly
Also known as the First House Cusp, or Rising Sign, the Ascendant is the position of the Sun on the horizon at the minute of your birth Astrologers consider it an even stronger psychological indicator of the personality, especially as it is perceived by others
The degree of the zodiac which was rising at the birthplace when that individual was born Or, the intersection of the horizon and the ecliptic in the east On the horoscope, the horizontal line to the left designates the Ascendant and is the beginning of the 1st house
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