ascendant
IPA: ʌsˈɛndʌnt
noun
- (astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
- (by extension)
- Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
- (figurative) Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”)
- (genealogy) An ancestor.
- (obsolete)
- A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.
- Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically (typography), synonym of ascender (“the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline”)
- Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
- (rare) A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
adjective
- Moving upward; ascending, rising.
- (figurative) Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
- (astrology) In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
- (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.
- (botany, physiology) Of a part of an organism: synonym of ascending (“leading or sloping upwards”)
- (genealogy, archaic or obsolete) Synonym of ascending (“of or pertaining to one's ancestors”)
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Examples of "ascendant" in Sentences
- At my nativity, my ascendant was the watery sign of Scorpio.
- Supports lie at 95.50 zone, 95.20 and then 94.80, where we have a short term ascendant trend line.
- Pair continued rise extends after Nikkei positive opening, testing 86.00 area, also roof of a short term ascendant channel clear in the hourly chart.
- An urban political climate in which the politics of victimization and outrage are ascendant is one that demeans the great freedoms and opportunities we all enjoy.
- Pair indifference to risk aversion did not last, and finally broke under 87.00 static area, also the short term ascendant trend line that was guiding price action in the hourly hart.
- "At my Nativity," writes Browne in Religio Medici, "my ascendant was the water signe of Scorpius, I was borne in the Planetary hour of Saturn, and I think I have a piece of that Leaden Planet in me."
- MBSS says: pure sophistry and wordplay. in fact it seems to me that making property rights ascendant is a symptom of the type of soul sickness where one places more importance on things as opposed to people. this strain of sickness can be found among libertarians, and your average, everyday sociopath republican.
- Still inside past day's range, pair is entering the Asian session close to key 92.80/93.00 support level, tested several times in the past two days; a short term ascendant trend line in the same area, should also act as support, thus a break under mentioned 92.80, likely trigger a fast rally to 92.50 weekly low.
- Some short covering after pair managed to regain the 87.20 level prompted a recovery in the cross, that reached 87.60 zone before retreating slightly back; hourly indicators are heading back south, as well as 4 hours ones, suggesting the upside will remain limited; to the downside, a short term ascendant trend line will be key as only a break under 86.70/80 support area should confirm a new leg down in the cross
- Having broken a short term ascendant trend line, pair has turned south under 1.5400: indicators remain slightly bearish while price is under 20 SMA that lost previous bullish momentum and turned flat. 4 hours charts show more clearly bearish signs coming from indicators, supporting the bias ahead of US opening; 1.5260/80 area should be key as only holding above that level, the midterm bullish trend will remain intact.
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