descending

de·scend

 (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.

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[Middle English descenden, from Old French descendre, from Latin dēscendere : dē-, de- + scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·scend′i·ble, de·scend′a·ble adj.

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descending

(dɪˈsɛndɪŋ)

adj

in descending order starting with the biggest, most important, highest etc and continuing in decreasing order to end with the smallest, least important, lowest, etc

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

descending - coming down or downward down - 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"

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descending

adjective

Moving or sloping down:

descendent, downward.

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Translations

πτωτικός

descendente

descending

[dɪˈsendɪŋ] ADJ → descendente
in descending order of importance → por orden decreciente or descendente de importancia

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descending

[dɪˈsɛndɪŋ] adj
in descending order → par ordre décroissant
In descending order, the results are → Voici les résultats dans l'ordre décroissant ...
in descending order of importance → par ordre d'importance décroissante
in descending order of cost → par ordre de prix décroissants

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de·scend·ing

, descendant

a. descendente, descendiente;

___ aorta → aorta ___, parte mayor de la aorta;

___ colon → colon ___;

n., a. descendiente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

descending

adj descendente

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