descending

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of descend

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Moving or sloping downwards.
2. (not-comparable) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
3. (not-comparable) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
4. (not-comparable) Becoming lower in pitch.

Noun

A descent.

descend

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Synonyms

alighting

falling

downward

descent

going down

dropping

tumbling

descendant

lowering

degressive

sloping

degraded

descendent

dismounting

drooping

dwindling

falling down

flying

going

happening

inclined

inclining

katabatic

lapse

plummeting

related

slanting

slope down

decurrent

deflexed

alighting on

descending motion

falling on

going near

moving down

throwing oneself down at

basiscopic

down-grade

attacking

blooded

cascading

coming down

crashing

decrease

decreasing

decrement

degradation

degrade

Translations

descendente

absteigend

descendente

discendente

descendant

absteigende

descendiente

herunterkommend

abstammend

décroissant

en baisse

tombant

scendendo

descendens

reflexi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/

Etymology

From descend + -ing.