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descending
de·scend D0156000 (dĭ-sĕnd′)v. de·scend·ed, de·scend·ing, de·scends v.intr.1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.2. To slope, extend, or incline downward: "A rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain" (J.R.R. Tolkien).3. a. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation: He descends from Norwegian immigrants.b. To come down from a source; derive: a tradition descending from colonial days.c. To pass by inheritance: The house has descended through four generations.4. To lower oneself; stoop: "She, the conqueror, had descended to the level of the conquered" (James Bryce).5. To proceed or progress downward, as in rank, pitch, or scale: titles listed in descending order of importance; notes that descended to the lower register.6. To arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming manner: summer tourists descending on the seashore village.v.tr.1. To move from a higher to lower part of; go down: I descended the staircase into the basement.2. To extend or proceed downward along: a road that descended the mountain in sharp curves.Idiom: be descended from To be related to (an ancestor) by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation: She claims to be descended from European royalty.
[Middle English descenden, from Old French descendre, from Latin dēscendere : dē-, de- + scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
de·scend′i·ble, de·scend′a·ble adj.descending (dɪˈsɛndɪŋ) adjin descending order starting with the biggest, most important, highest etc and continuing in decreasing order to end with the smallest, least important, lowest, etcThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | descending - coming down or downwarddown - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" |
descendingadjectiveMoving or sloping down:descendent, downward.Translationsdescending
descending[di′sen·diŋ] (anatomy) Extending or directed downward or caudally, as the descending aorta. (neuroscience) In the nervous system, efferent; conducting impulses or progressing down the spinal cord or from central to peripheral. descending
de·scend·ing (dē-send'ing), Running downward or toward the periphery. Synonym(s): descendens [L. de-scendo, pp. -scensus, to come down, fr. scando, to climb] AcronymsSeedescdescending
Synonyms for descendingadj moving or sloping downSynonymsAntonyms for descendingadj coming down or downwardRelated WordsAntonyms |