- descending
- Directed downward [Butler, T.H.].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
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Descending — De*scend ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster] {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. {Descending node} (Astron.), that point in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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descending — Running downward or toward the periphery. SYN: descendens. [L. de scendo, pp. scensus, to come down, fr. scando, to climb] * * * de·scend·ing dē .sen diŋ, di adj 1) moving or directed downward <descending infection from the kidney (Therapeutic … Medical dictionary
descending — [[t]dɪse̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it. All the other ingredients, including water, have to be listed in descending order by … English dictionary
Descending — Descend De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
descending — adj. Descending is used with these nouns: ↑gloom, ↑order … Collocations dictionary
descending — de|scend|ing [ dı sendıŋ ] adjective in descending order arranged or listed so that each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it ─ opposite IN ASCENDING ORDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
descending — UK [dɪˈsendɪŋ] / US adjective in descending order … English dictionary
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Descending constellations — Descending De*scend ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster] {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. {Descending node} (Astron.), that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
