|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
rising
ris·ing / ˈrīzing/ • adj. 1. going up; getting higher: the rising temperature. ∎ increasing: rising costs. ∎ advancing to maturity or high standing: the rising generation of American writers. ∎ approaching a higher level, grade, age, etc.: a rising senior at North Carolina State. ∎ (of ground) sloping upward. ∎ Astrol. (of a sign) ascendant. 2. Heraldry (of a bird) depicted with the wings open but not fully displayed, as if preparing for flight. • n. an armed protest against authority; a revolt. |
|
|
Cite this article
"rising." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rising." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rising.html "rising." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rising.html |
|
rising
rising one's star is rising one is becoming more successful or popular.
a rising tide lifts all boats proverbial saying, mid 20th century, usually taken to mean that a prosperous society benefits everybody; in America the expression was particularly associated with John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–63), ‘As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage.’ |
|
|
Cite this article
ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rising." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rising." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-rising.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rising." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-rising.html |
|
rising
rising The moment at which a celestial body appears above an observer's horizon. For bodies with an observable disk, particularly the Sun and Moon, rising is taken as the moment when their upper limb lies exactly on the observer's horizon. Refraction in the Earth's atmosphere means that an object appears to rise before it actually does, and this effect must be taken into account when calculating observed rising and setting times.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"rising." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rising." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-rising.html "rising." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-rising.html |
|
rising
|
|
|
Cite this article
"rising." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rising." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rising.html "rising." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rising.html |
|
rising
rising •pennyfarthing • plaything
•silversmithing • anything
•everything • northing • nothing
•something • rebirthing • farthing
•scathing • sheathing
•tithing, writhing
•southing • clothing • underclothing
•Worthing • carving • woodcarving
•delving
•craving, engraving, paving, raving, saving, shaving
•self-deceiving, unbelieving, weaving
•living, misgiving, thanksgiving, unforgiving
•skydiving • piledriving • coving
•approving, reproving, unmoving
•unloving
•Irving, serving, unswerving
•time-serving • lapwing • waxwing
•batwing • redwing • lacewing
•beeswing • forewing • downswing
•outswing • viewing • upswing
•underwing • phrasing • stargazing
•trailblazing • hellraising • unpleasing
•rising, surprising
•self-aggrandizing • uncompromising
•unpatronizing • uprising
•enterprising • appetizing
•Dowsing, housing
•unimposing
•amusing, confusing, musing
|
|
|
Cite this article
"rising." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rising." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rising.html "rising." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rising.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
