Descent

Definitions

1. Lowering.
2. An instance of descending; act of coming down.
   countable, uncountable
3. Sport Gone down with skis.
4. A way down.
   countable, uncountable
5. A sloping passage or incline.
   countable, uncountable
6. Lineage or hereditary derivation.
   countable, uncountable
7. A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
   countable, uncountable
8. A falling upon or invasion.
   countable, uncountable
9. A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

34 more languages

العربيةاصلالهبوطانحدارانحطاطتنزلعرقنجرنزولنسب+ 6 more

Българскипрои́зходслизане

Bosanskikolenokoljenokrvpadpadinapodrijetlosilazsilazakspustzalazzalazakзалаззалазакколенокољенокрвподријетлосилазак+ 15 more

Catalàbaixadadescens

Češtinapádpůvodsestupspad+ 1 more

Ελληνικάκάθοδοςκατήφορος

فارسیتبار

Suomilaskeutuminensukuperäsyntyperä

Gaeilgetuirlingt

Gàidhligsinnsearachdtearnadh

Galegobaixabaixadacaídadecadenciadescenso+ 2 more

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻāluna

עבריתתולדה

हिन्दीअवतरणउतराईउतारगुहरपुश्तसिलसिला+ 3 more

Hrvatskikolenokoljenokrvpadpadinapodrijetlosilazsilazakspustzalazzalazakзалаззалазакколенокољенокрвподријетлосилазак+ 15 more

Bahasa Indonesiagaris keturunanketurunanturunan

Italianoascendenzadiscesa

日本語下降筋降下

ქართულიჩამოსვლაწარმომავლობა

한국어강하하강

Kurdîعرق

Latinadeiectusdescensusgenea

Te Reo Māoriheke

Nederlandsafdalingafkomsthellingherkomst+ 1 more

Polskipochodzenierodowódrodowodowyschódzejściezjazd+ 3 more

Portuguêsascendênciadecadênciadeclivedescendênciadescidadescimentoladeiraorigem+ 5 more

Русскийпониже́ниепроисхождениеспусксхождение+ 1 more

Српскиkolenokoljenokrvpadpadinapodrijetlosilazsilazakspustzalazzalazakзалаззалазакколенокољенокрвподријетлосилазак+ 15 more

Svenskahärkomsthärstamningmedlutpåbrå+ 1 more

தமிழ்இறக்கம்

ไทยอวตาร

Türkçeırk

Українськапоходженнясхід

Tiếng Việtdòng dõi

Examples

“We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.”

“The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay Bridge), and approaching from the bridge itself this sharp descent gives the curious appearance that the station is below the level of the firth.”

“To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin⟳ to draw⟳ nearer as we start⟳ the abrupt descent towards Keswick.”

“The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give⟳ him a second flat as he started the descent.”

“We had difficulty in finding the correct⟳ descent.”

“The descent into the cavern was wet⟳ and slippery.”

“Our guide⟳ was of Welsh descent.”

“After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.”

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