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descending definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb descend 1 of 4 senses of descend Sense 1 descend, fall, go down come down => fall down drop down => rappel, abseil, rope down => unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => avalanche, roll down => dive, plunge, plunk => set go down go under => precipitate => sink, subside => crash => flop => tumble, topple => drop => plop => pitch => alight, climb down => sink, settle, go down go under => pounce, swoop => drip => cascade, cascade down Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb descend 1 of 4 senses of descend Sense 1 descend, fall, go down come down => fall down drop down => prolapse => rappel, abseil, rope down => unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => avalanche, roll down => dive, plunge, plunk => power-dive => nosedive => duck => crash-dive => sky dive, parachute => set go down go under => precipitate => sink, subside => crash => flop => tumble, topple => keel over => drop => plunge, dump => plummet, plump => flump, flump down => decline => dip, sink => subside => plop => pitch => alight, climb down => sink, settle, go down go under => subside, settle => founder => submerge, submerse => dive => belly-flop => jackknife => pounce, swoop => stoop => drip => cascade, cascade down Entailment of verb descend Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb descend 4 senses of descend Sense 1 descend, fall, go down come down => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 derive, come descend Sense 3 condescend, deign, descend => act move Sense 4 fall, descend, settle => come Familiarity of verb descend descend used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb descend Sense 1 descend, fall, go down come down => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 derive, come descend -------------- Sense 3 condescend, deign, descend => act move -------------- Sense 4 fall, descend, settle => come -------------- Grep of noun descending descending aorta descending colon descending node Overview of verb descend The verb descend has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) descend, fall, go down come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again") 2. (3) derive, come descend -- (come from be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins") 3. (1) condescend, deign, descend -- (do something that one considers to be below one's dignity) 4. fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell") Overview of adj descending The adj descending has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) descending -- (coming down or downward) Antonyms of adj descending 1 sense of descending Sense 1 descending(postnominal) (vs. ascending) ascending(postnominal) (vs. descending) => acclivitous, rising, uphill => ascendant, ascendent, ascensive => assurgent => assurgent => climbing(postnominal), scandent => up(postnominal), upward(postnominal) Similarity of adj descending 1 sense of descending Sense 1 descending(postnominal) (vs. ascending) => declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping => degressive => descendant, descendent => down(postnominal), downward(postnominal) => dropping, falling => drizzling => raining Also See-> down#1 Attributes of adj descending Familiarity of adj descending descending used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj descending condescending descending Overview of verb descend The verb descend has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) descend, fall, go down come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again") 2. (3) derive, come descend -- (come from be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins") 3. (1) condescend, deign, descend -- (do something that one considers to be below one's dignity) 4. fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell") Overview of adj descending The adj descending has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) descending -- (coming down or downward)
descending definition
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