ascendance

== English == === Alternative forms === ascendence === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsɛndəns/ === Noun === ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances) Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === adnascence == French == === Etymology === From ascendant +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === ascendance f (plural ascendances) (astronomy) ascent (family) ancestry (meteorology) thermal. Area of rising air used by glider pilots. ==== Antonyms ==== descendance ==== Related terms ==== ascendant === Further reading === “ascendance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012