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Descending

//dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving or sloping downwards. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence) not-comparable

    "Please arrange these numbers in a descending order."

  3. 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. not-comparable

    "We used a descending sort."

  4. 4
    Becoming lower in pitch. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    coming down or downward wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A descent.

    "continual ascendings and descendings"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of descend form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From descend + -ing.

Etymology 2

From descend + -ing.

Etymology 3

From descend + -ing.

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