descent
IPA: dɪsˈɛnt
noun
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- A way down.
- A sloping passage or incline.
- Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
- A falling upon or invasion.
- (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
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Examples of "descent" in Sentences
- The descent from the Kings of Scotland.
- The descent towards the center is the flow of time.
- Chink is a racial slur for a person of Chinese descent.
- The population of the town is largely of German descent.
- She is of Croatian descent and speaks the language fluently.
- The track then takes a steep descent to the base of the falls.
- It is fabrication in order to legitimize descent for the Sassanids.
- Data was received throughout the descent of the probe to the surface.
- Again, the prior is the ethnicity and the latter is the line of descent.
- The creative formulae of the cosmos are the secrets of the First Descent.
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