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Meaning of
descending
in English
descending
us
//dɪˈsɛndɪŋ//
uk
//dɪˈsendɪŋ//
#common
Lemma:
descend
The lemma is the base or root form of this word.
Definitions
Verb
attacking
from
above
;
sudden
incursion
moving
downward
in
position
;
sloping
to
originate
from
something
to
move
to
a
lower
state
;
downgrade
to
discuss
less
important
matters
to
move
down
upon
or
along
to
decrease
in
pitch
;
lower
tone
passing
from
higher
to
lower
place
to
inherit
or
pass
down
;
by
generation
to
be
derived
from
a
source
Adjective
coming
or
going
down
;
falling
in
a
sequence
;
each
element
is
less
than
the
previous
in
a
decreasing
sequence
or
order
;
downward
trend
decreasing
in
pitch
or
value
(
music
,
computing
)
