descending

[de·scend]

Coming down or downward

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Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Descend

a.
Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.


Descending

De*scend"ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Descending constellations ∨ signs (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. -- Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward. -- Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.

Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.

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Usage Examples

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand!

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.

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