ascending branch

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ascending branch [ə′send·iŋ ′branch]

(mechanics)

The portion of the trajectory between the origin and the summit on which a projectile climbs and its altitude constantly increases.

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No references found			Computing an executive officer's (XO's) minimum quadrant elevation (Min QE) solution offers one possibility; however, this method is based on the ascending branch of the trajectory and does not account for considerations as the round travels the entire length of the trajectory. Low-Angle Fires for MOUT by Boris, Christopher R. / FA Journal So the initial branch of the ac-loss hysteresis loop is discarded because the subsequent ascending branch results in a higher loss for the loop and the initial branch is not re-established when the field is cycled. Hysteresis in Transport Critical-Current Measurements of Oxide ... by Stauffer, T. C. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology			asbolite Asbury Park Asbury, Francis ASC ASC White Ascalaphus Ascalon Ascanius Ascapart Ascaphidae Ascariasis ascarid Ascaridae Ascaridata Ascaridida Ascarididae Ascaridina Ascaridoidea ascaridole Ascaris Ascaroidea ASCE ascendant ascender ascending aorta ascending branch ascending chain condition ascending chromatography ascending colon ascending node ascending sequence ascending series ascending sort ascending vertical angle ascension Ascension Day Ascension Island Ascension of a Celestial Body Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha Ascension of Baha'u'llah Ascension Parish Ascensius, Jodocus Badius ascent Ascent From the Abstract to the Concrete ascetic Asceticism Asch Asch, Moses Asch, Sholem Aschaffenburg Ascham			ascendency ascendent ascendent ascendent ascendent ascendents ascendents ascendents ascender ascender ascender ascender Ascenders Ascenders Ascenders ascendeur ascendible ascending ascending ascending aorta ascending aorta ascending aorta ascending aorta Ascending Aorta Synchronized Pulsation Ascending Aorta-Abdominal Aorta Bypass Ascending Aortic Stenosis ascending artery ascending artery Ascending Bottom Ascending Bottoms ascending branch Ascending chain condition Ascending chain condition Ascending Channel Ascending Channels ascending chromatography ascending colon ascending colon ascending colon ascending colon dilation ascending colon dilation ascending colons ascending colons ascending colons ascending current ascending degeneration ascending degeneration ascending degeneration ascending degeneration Ascending Excitatory Peristaltic Reflex ascending hematomyelia ascending hematomyelia ascending hemorrhagic myelomalacia ascending hemorrhagic myelomalacia Ascending latitude ascending limb ascending limb ascending limb Ascending limb of Henle's loop Ascending limb of the inferior temporal sulcus Ascending line

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