What does descent mean?
Definitions for descent
dɪˈsɛntde·scent
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Princeton's WordNet
descentnoun
a movement downward
origin, descent, extractionnoun
properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
descentnoun
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiationnoun
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslopenoun
a downward slope or bend
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stocknoun
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
Wiktionary
descentnoun
An instance of descending
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
descentnoun
A way down.
We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
descentnoun
A sloping passage or incline.
The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
descentnoun
Lineage or hereditary derivation
Our guide was of Welsh descent.
descentnoun
A drop to a lower status or condition.
After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
Etymology: From and descente, from descendre; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.
Webster Dictionary
Descentnoun
the act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower
Descentnoun
incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy
Descentnoun
progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the worse, etc
Descentnoun
derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction
Descentnoun
transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity
Descentnoun
inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent
Descentnoun
that which is descended; descendants; issue
Descentnoun
a step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation
Descentnoun
lowest place; extreme downward place
Descentnoun
a passing from a higher to a lower tone
Freebase
Descent
Descent is a 3D first-person shooter video game developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay on March 17, 1995. The game features six degrees of freedom gameplay and garnered several expansion packs. It spawned two direct sequels: Descent II and Descent 3. The trademark registration for Descent was allowed to lapse by Interplay in 2002 and was re-registered in 2008.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
descent
The landing of troops for the purpose of invading a country. The passage down a river.
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Rank popularity for the word 'descent' in Nouns Frequency: #2854
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of descent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of descent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of descent in a Sentence
They are not moving back from anywhere; they are simply more comfortable to reveal a Jewish connection, this is the oldest Jewish community in the world that has managed to keep its identity in exile. People who are of Jewish descent have now been more willing to associate themselves with the Jewish heritage.
Oh you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises. Easy is the descent to hell the door of dark Dis stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps and come out to the air above, that is work; that is labor.
Current Facebook use is more common among respondents who are: middle aged (40 to 60), female, not seeking employment, of Asian descent, or currently married.
I think that what matters is who is nominating, and who's in the room, i also think part of the challenge is not understanding or appreciating the impact of the work that No Black, African, people of African descent, the impact of their work globally.
The descent rate for the helicopter was over 2,000 feet a minute, this is a pretty steep descent at high speed.
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Translations for descent
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- اصلArabic
- произход, спускане, нанадолнище, слизане, понижениеBulgarian
- baixadaCatalan, Valencian
- sestup, spád, původ, pádCzech
- afstamningDanish
- HerkunftGerman
- bajada, origen, descenso, ascendenciaSpanish
- syntyperäFinnish
- origine, descendanceFrench
- sinnsearachd, teàrnadhScottish Gaelic
- ascendenzaItalian
- 降下Japanese
- 하강Korean
- heketangaMāori
- afkomst, herkomst, helling, afdalingDutch
- [[droga]] [[w]] [[dół]], pochodzenie, zejściePolish
- declive, origem, decadência, descida, ascendência, descendênciaPortuguese
- coborâreRomanian
- схождение, понижение, происхождение, спускRussian
- porijéklo, sílaz, podrijétlo, sìlazak, òbronak, pȃd, spȕst, rȏd, nágib, pàdinaSerbo-Croatian
- نسلUrdu
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