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ASCENSIONAL
ascensional
(adjective) tending to rise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ascensional (not comparable)
(astronomy) Relating to ascension.
Source: Wiktionary
As*cen"sion*al, a.
Definition: Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive; tending upward; as, the ascensional power of a balloon. Ascensional difference (Astron.), the difference between oblique and right ascension; -- used chiefly as expressing the difference between the time of the rising or setting of a body and six o'clock, or six hours from its meridian passage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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