Descension

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De`scen´sion

The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.

Oblique descension
(Astron.) the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere.

Right descension
the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object.

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