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- Dictionarydescent/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
- 1. an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling: "the plane had gone into a steep descent" Similar Opposite
- 2. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality: "the settlers were of Cornish descent" Similar
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- English (US)
DESCENT meaning: 1. the state or fact of being related to a...
- Descent: Arabic Translation
DESCENT translate: نُزول / هُبوط. Learn more in the...
- Descent: Korean Translation
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- Znaczenie Descent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
descent definicja: 1. the state or fact of being related to...
- Descent in Japanese
DESCENT translate: 下降, 降下（こうか）. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
DESCENT translate: 关系, 血缘关系，家族关系;祖先;出身, 到达, 不期而至，突然到达, 位置,...
- Descent in Spanish
DESCENT translate: descenso, descenso [masculine], bajada...
- Descent in Russian
DESCENT translate: спуск, снижение . Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word descent, from ancestry and inheritance to slope and decline. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of descent.
noun. the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: drop, fall. a downward inclination or slope. Synonyms: slant, declivity, grade, decline. a passage or stairway leading down. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. Synonyms: origin, parentage, ancestry.
Learn the meaning of descent as a noun in different contexts, such as movement, slope, lineage, decline, and attack. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from various sources.
If you’re on your way down, you’re making a descent, whether that’s as a passenger in an airplane that's landing, or if you’re tumbling down a staircase you just slipped on. Descent comes from the verb descend — to go down.
Definition of descent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. The act or an instance of descending: the slow descent of the scuba divers. 2. a. A way down: fashioned a descent with an ice axe. b. A downward incline or passage; a slope: watched the stones roll down the descent. 3. Hereditary derivation; lineage: a person of African descent. 4.
