noun Download 🔗Share An instance of descending; act of coming down. Examples : "We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier." action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A way down. Examples : "We had difficulty in finding the correct descent." way direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sloping passage or incline. Examples : "The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery." geography geology architecture building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Lineage or hereditary derivation. Examples : "Our guide was of Welsh descent." family history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. Examples : "After that, the holiday went into a steep descent." condition situation outcome Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A falling upon or invasion. Examples : "The repeated descents of locusts devastated the farmer's crops. " military war action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics). Examples : "The architect understood that the building's overall structure could be understood by carefully studying the "descents" of its individual, interconnected components, seeing how each part "glues" or relates to the others in the larger design. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading