Associations to the word «Descent»
Noun
- Canadian
- Ukrainian
- Altitude
- Precipice
- Syrian
- Immigrant
- Gradient
- Dutch
- Aboriginal
- European
- Dominican
- Citizen
- Diaspora
- Chinese
- Module
- Lithuanian
- Albanian
- Polish
- Yoruba
- Incline
- Orpheus
- Crucifixion
- Ravine
- Iranian
- Spanish
- Approximation
- Norwegian
- Madness
- Austrian
- French
- Grandmother
- Glide
- Serbian
- Grandfather
- Ganges
- Turkic
- Trace
- Claim
- Danish
- Taiwanese
- German
- Cree
- Burgher
- Nationality
- Born
- Legitimacy
- Stabilization
- Landing
- Macedonian
- Nativity
- Ethnic
- Malaysian
- Hungarian
- Chute
- Azerbaijani
- Arab
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
DESCENT, noun. An instance of descending.
DESCENT, noun. A way down.
DESCENT, noun. A sloping passage or incline.
DESCENT, noun. Lineage or hereditary derivation.
DESCENT, noun. A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
DESCENT, noun. (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).
DESCENT VEHICLE, noun. A means of transportation able to carry people or cargo from outer space to the surface of a planet or a moon.
DESCENT VEHICLES, noun. Plural of descent vehicle
Dictionary definition
DESCENT, noun. A movement downward.
DESCENT, noun. Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins".
DESCENT, noun. The act of changing your location in a downward direction.
DESCENT, noun. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
DESCENT, noun. A downward slope or bend.
DESCENT, noun. The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.