assurgent
(adjective) growing or extending upward; “an assurgent stem or leaf”
assurgent
(adjective) rising from the sea; “a seahorse assurgent”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
assurgent (plural assurgents)
(heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.
assurgent (comparative more assurgent, superlative most assurgent)
Rising or tending to rise.
(botany) Curving upward.
Source: Wiktionary
As*sur"gent, a. Etym: [L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.]
Definition: Ascending; (Bot.)
Definition: rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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