1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography Had I been guided in this ascensive survey of the dental system by the general perfection of the species , I must have ended with that of Man
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Ascensive
/əˈsɛnsɪv/
Synonyms for "ascensive" (17 found)
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2 entriesdescriptive adjectivegradational descriptor
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3 entriesCollocations
5 entriesascensive growthascensive movementascensive rateascensive trajectoryascensive trend
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2 entriesmore ascensivemost ascensive
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1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
[…] it seems, however, highly probable that this is due rather to non-observance of the true ascensive force of the particle than to any real absence in the original MSS.
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