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- Dictionarydescent/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
- 1. an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling: "the plane had gone into a steep descent" Similar Opposite
- 2. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality: "the settlers were of Cornish descent" Similar
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the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past: of African, European, Asian, etc. descent There are more than a hundred million people of African descent in Latin America. The disease is most common among people of northern European descent.
The meaning of DESCENT is derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage. How to use descent in a sentence.
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
verb. uk / dɪˈsend / us / dɪˈsend / descend verb (POSITION) Add to word list. B2 [ I or T ] formal. to go or come down: The path descended steeply into the valley. Jane descended the stairs. [ I ] literary. If darkness or night descends, it becomes dark and day changes to night. Fewer examples.
Definition of descent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In its simplest sense, descend means to go or move downward, but there are a couple of subtle variations on this theme. Yes, a bird can descend from the sky, but also, humans are descended from prehistoric ancestors.
noun. properties attributable to your ancestry. synonyms: extraction, origin. see more. noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: filiation, line of descent, lineage. see more. noun. the descendants of one individual.
noun. the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: drop, fall. a downward inclination or slope. Synonyms: slant, declivity, grade, decline. a passage or stairway leading down. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. Synonyms: origin, parentage, ancestry.
noun. the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: drop, fall. a downward inclination or slope. Synonyms: slant, declivity, grade, decline. a passage or stairway leading down. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. Synonyms: origin, parentage, ancestry.
The word 'descent' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to mean a dropping or a downward direction or movement, for example: The cobbled path led down in a gentle descent.
