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1Descending — De*scend ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster] {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. {Descending node} (Astron.), that point in a… …
2Descending — Live album by Psychic TV Released 1985 …
3descending — 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 …
4descending — [[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 …
5Descending — Descend De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in… …
6descending — adj. Descending is used with these nouns: ↑gloom, ↑order …
7descending — de|scend|ing [ dı sendıŋ ] adjective in descending order arranged or listed so that each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it ─ opposite IN ASCENDING ORDER …
8descending — UK [dɪˈsendɪŋ] / US adjective in descending order …
9Descending limb of loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Labeled at center left.) …
10Descending colon — Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. (Descending colon visible at center right, in blue.) …
