descending en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
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Etymology
From descend + -ing.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Moving or sloping downwards.
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(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.
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(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.
- (not-comparable) Becoming lower in pitch.
Antonyms
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)