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descending (Adj.)
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descending — adj. Descending is used with these nouns: ↑gloom, ↑order … Collocations dictionary
descending — adj. [L. de, away from; scandere, to climb] Directed downwards or caudad; detrorse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
descending — adj. going down de·scend || dɪ send v. go down; be handed down (from generation to generation); lower oneself morally … English contemporary dictionary
descending — [[t]dɪse̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it. All the other ingredients, including water, have to be listed in descending order by … English dictionary
descending — Running downward or toward the periphery. SYN: descendens. [L. de scendo, pp. scensus, to come down, fr. scando, to climb] * * * de·scend·ing dē .sen diŋ, di adj 1) moving or directed downward <descending infection from the kidney (Therapeutic … Medical dictionary
falling — n. tumbling, dropping, descending adj. dropping; descending falling (fall) v. tumble; descend; decrease; become; occur on; be victimized fÉ”Ël n. tumble; descent; decrease; collapse; autumn; waterfall; being seduced; slope; (during an attack)… … English contemporary dictionary
fallings — n. tumbling, dropping, descending adj. dropping; descending falling (fall) v. tumble; descend; decrease; become; occur on; be victimized … English contemporary dictionary
downward — adj 1. heading down, descending, going down, moving down, sliding, slipping. adv 2. in descending order, from the source or beginning, from the top, toward the extremities, down, downwards … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
declivous — adj. [L. de, away from; clivis, hill] Sloping downward; gradually descending. decollate adj. [L. de, away from; collum, neck] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Pertaining to cut or broken off, as the apex on some land gastropods; wearing away at the apex;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
funicular — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a railway, esp. on a mountainside) operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. 2 of a rope or its tension. n. a funicular railway. Etymology: L funiculus f. funis rope … Useful english dictionary
rapid — adj. & n. adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a slope) descending steeply. 4 Photog. fast. n. (usu. in pl.) a steep descent in a river bed, with a swift current. Phrases and idioms: rapid eye… … Useful english dictionary
