The meaning of ASCENDANT is the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment. How to use ascendant in a sentence.

The dopamine hypothesis was ascendant in the 1970s based on the effects of the first generation of antipsychotic medications, which were all dopamine antagonists.

ASCENDANT definition: a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence. See examples of ascendant used in a sentence.

a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position

ascendant (əˈsɛndənt) or ascendent adj 1. proceeding upwards; rising 2. dominant, superior, or influential

Definition of ascendant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the sign of the zodiac that is on the eastern horizon at the time and location of an event, particularly a birth. …

[more ascendant; most ascendant] formal 1 : becoming more popular or successful the actress' ascendant [= rising] career 2 : more powerful or important than any other the ascendant [= …