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Definition of descent - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
going downmovement from a higher to a lower level
- The plane began its descent towards the airport.
2.
familylineage or ancestry
- She is of royal descent.
3.
downturndecline in status or condition
- His descent into poverty was unexpected.
4.
travelpath or way leading downwards
- We found a descent to the river.
5.
conflictsudden arrival or attack
- The descent of the army was swift and decisive.
Images of descent
movement from a higher to a lower level
Expressions with descent
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loss of status or respect
His descent from grace shocked everyone at the company.
journey into a place of suffering or despair
His life felt like a descent into hell.
transformation into a worse state
The novel depicts her descent into the abyss of madness.
direct line of ancestry from an ancestor
The family's line of descent can be traced back to the 16th century..
identify family lineage to a specific ancestor
She traced her descent back to a famous explorer.
angle between the horizontal and a path going downward
The pilot adjusted the descent angle to follow the landing guidance lights.
speed of downward movement over time, often measured for aircraft
The pilot reduced the descent rate before reaching the runway.
lineage traced through both maternal and paternal ancestors
In many cultures, bilateral descent determines inheritance rights.
line of descent traced through one side of family
In many cultures, property is inherited through unilateral descent.
view that organisms arise through change from shared forebears
Biologists argued about the doctrine of descent for decades.
step-by-step method that changes values to reduce a function’s output
Gradient descent adjusts the model’s parameters to reduce the prediction error.
iterative method adjusting parameters using gradient steps on randomly chosen data samples
Stochastic gradient descent trained the neural network on millions of images.
from that point by inheritance
The estate passed thence by descent to the eldest son.
Origin of descent
Latin, de (down) + scandere (to climb)
Terms with descent included in their meaning
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waterfall
natural water feature with steep descent
physical descent
moving from a higher to a lower place
physical descent
moving physically downward from a higher place
sharp descent
descend sharply or steeply
descent
act of moving to a lower position
geography
decline or descent of a slope
physical descent
starting at or coming down from a very high place
descent
descend into a hole or cavity
movement
significant fall or descent
aircraft descent
jump from a plane while using a safety canopy to slow fall
aviation
device for safe descent from aircraft
lineage
descent from a king or queen
path descent
path or route leading to a lower place
ethnicity
woman of European descent
person
man with dark skin of African descent
ethnicity
woman with dark skin of African descent
aviation
aircraft's gentle descent without engine power
family descent
family members from whom a person is directly descended
steep descent
descending steeply or sharply downward
graceful descent
descend gracefully or effortlessly
descent
sudden downward movement
ethnicity
people of African descent
genealogy
line of family descent from a common ancestor
aviation
descent by parachute from an aircraft
Examples of descent in a sentence
Her rapid descent in the rankings surprised everyone. His descent can be traced back to the Mayflower. They discovered their descent from a famous explorer. The company's descent was rapid after the scandal. Her descent from fame was gradual but evident. The hikers chose a steep descent through the woods.
A narrow descent led from the castle to the beach. The descent of the rebels caught the town off guard. A sudden descent of locusts devastated the crops.
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- French:descente, ascendance, ...
- German:Abstieg, Abstammung, ...
- Italian:discesa, discendenza, ...
- Spanish:descenso, linaje, ...
- Portuguese:descida, linhagem, ...
- Chinese:下降, 血统, ...
- Japanese:降下, 血統, ...
- Arabic:هُبوط, نَسَب, ...
- Hebrew:יְרִידָה, מוֹצָא, ...
- Russian:снижение, происхождение, ...
- Ukrainian:зниження, походження, ...
- Hindi:अवरोहण, वंश, ...
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