descent in English dictionary

  • descent

    Meanings and definitions of "descent"

    • An instance of descending
    • A way down.
    • A sloping passage or incline.
    • A drop to a lower status or condition.
    • noun
      An instance of descending.
    • noun
      A way down.
    • noun
      A sloping passage or incline.
    • noun
      Lineage or hereditary derivation.
    • noun
      A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    • noun
      (topology)
      A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).
    • Lineage or hereditary derivation
    • instance of descending
    • way down
    • sloping passage or incline
    • drop to a lower status or condition
    • The descendants of one individual.
    • descent (in skiing)
    • (atmos.) depression
    • noun
      a downward slope or bend
    • noun
      a movement downward
    • noun
      properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
    • noun
      the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    • noun
      the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
    • noun
      the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

    Synonyms of "descent" in English dictionary

    pedigree, stemma, bloodline are the top synonyms of "descent" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "descent" in English dictionary

    ascent is the antonym of "descent" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of descent

    • descent ( plural  descents)
    • descent (plural descents)
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