descending
verbadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ//
Moving or sloping downwards.
verb
- 1
Also a form of descendpresent participle and gerund of descend
Etymology
From descend + -ing.
adjective
- 1
Moving or sloping downwards.
- 2
Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.
- 3
Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
We used a descending sort.
- 4
Becoming lower in pitch.
noun
- 1
A descent.
continual ascendings and descendings
Forms
- plural
- descendings
Des · Short form of the male given name Desmond.descend · Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.…descendant · Descending; going down.
descending · Moving or sloping downwards.
descent · An instance of descending; act of coming down.describe · To represent in words.description · A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or…