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descending en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

Meanings

  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)
    • Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.
  3. (not-comparable) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence) ▸ Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
    • We used a descending sort.
  4. (not-comparable) Becoming lower in pitch.

Antonyms

ascending

Deriveds

descendingly · descending s · descending chain condition · descending perineum syndrome · descending palatine artery · descendostomy · descending colon · descending node

Translations (9)

fi laskeva (ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) · ro descrescător (ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) · kmr dakêşayî (ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) · bg намаляващ (ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) · eo descendanta (moving or sloping downwards) · ar تَنَازُلِيّ (ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element) · es descendente (moving or sloping downwards) · ar تَنَازُلِيّ (causing a sequence to follow an descending order) · fi laskeva (causing a sequence to follow an descending order)

descending en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

Meanings

  1. A descent.
    • continual ascendings and descendings

Forms

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descending en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of descend
    form of descend