What does descent mean?
Definitions for descent
dɪˈsɛntde·scent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word descent.
Princeton's WordNet
descent(noun)
a movement downward
origin, descent, extraction(noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
descent(noun)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation(noun)
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope(noun)
a downward slope or bend
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock(noun)
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
Wiktionary
descent(Noun)
An instance of descending
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
Etymology: From and descente, from descendre; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.
descent(Noun)
A way down.
We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
Etymology: From and descente, from descendre; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.
descent(Noun)
A sloping passage or incline.
The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
Etymology: From and descente, from descendre; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.
descent(Noun)
Lineage or hereditary derivation
Our guide was of Welsh descent.
Etymology: From and descente, from descendre; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend.
descent(Noun)
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
Descent(noun)
the act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower
Descent(noun)
incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy
Descent(noun)
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
Descent(noun)
derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction
Descent(noun)
transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity
Descent(noun)
inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent
Descent(noun)
that which is descended; descendants; issue
Descent(noun)
a step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation
Descent(noun)
lowest place; extreme downward place
Descent(noun)
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.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'descent' in Nouns Frequency: #2854
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Numerology
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
The descent to hell is easy, the black gates stand open night and day, but to climb back up again to retrace ones steps to the upper air there in lies the laborious task, the toil.
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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.
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.
Chief Executive Officer Richard Edelman:
NGOs were a rocket ship going up but we are now seeing their descent. The NGO sector is seen as important enough to take seriously and judge if it is performing or not.
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Translations for descent
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- اصلArabic
- слизане, понижение, спускане, произход, нанадолнищеBulgarian
- baixadaCatalan, Valencian
- sestup, pád, spád, původCzech
- afstamningDanish
- HerkunftGerman
- origen, descenso, bajada, ascendenciaSpanish
- syntyperäFinnish
- descendance, origineFrench
- teàrnadh, sinnsearachdScottish Gaelic
- ascendenzaItalian
- 降下Japanese
- heketangaMāori
- helling, afdaling, afkomst, herkomstDutch
- zejście, [[droga]] [[w]] [[dół]], pochodzeniePolish
- ascendência, decadência, declive, descendência, descida, origemPortuguese
- схождение, понижение, спуск, происхождениеRussian
- sílaz, porijéklo, sìlazak, pȃd, spȕst, nágib, podrijétlo, pàdina, rȏd, òbronakSerbo-Croatian
- نسلUrdu
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