Descending — De*scend ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster] {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. {Descending node} (Astron.), that point in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Descending — Live album by Psychic TV Released 1985 … Wikipedia
descending — Running downward or toward the periphery. SYN: descendens. [L. de scendo, pp. scensus, to come down, fr. scando, to climb] * * * de·scend·ing dē .sen diŋ, di adj 1) moving or directed downward <descending infection from the kidney (Therapeutic … Medical dictionary
Descending — Descend De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
descending — adj. Descending is used with these nouns: ↑gloom, ↑order … Collocations dictionary
descending — de|scend|ing [ dı sendıŋ ] adjective in descending order arranged or listed so that each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it ─ opposite IN ASCENDING ORDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
descending — UK [dɪˈsendɪŋ] / US adjective in descending order … English dictionary
Descending limb of loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
Descending colon — Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. (Descending colon visible at center right, in blue.) … Wikipedia
Descending constellations — Descending De*scend ing, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster] {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. {Descending node} (Astron.), that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English