English Explanatory Dictionary

descending

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of descend
adj
  1. Moving or sloping downwards.
  2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
  3. Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
  4. Becoming lower in pitch.
noun
  1. A descent.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-descending.wav

Word forms

descending descendings

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

Antonyms

ascending

Derived words

descending chain condition descending colon descendingly descending node descending palatine artery descending perineum syndrome descending s descendostomy

Translations

Arabic: تَنَازُلِيّ Bulgarian: намаляващ Finnish: laskeva Northern Kurdish: dakêşayî Romanian: descrescător
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