ALL meanings of descent
de·scent
D d - variable noun descent A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. 3
- countable noun descent A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill. 3
- singular noun descent When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation. 3
- uncountable noun descent You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status. 3
- noun descent the act of descending 3
- noun descent a downward slope or inclination 3
- noun descent a passage, path, or way leading downwards 3
- noun descent derivation from an ancestor or ancestral group; lineage 3
- noun descent (in genealogy) a generation in a particular lineage 3
- noun descent a decline or degeneration 3
- noun descent a movement or passage in degree or state from higher to lower 3
- noun descent a sudden and overwhelming arrival or attack 3
- noun descent (formerly) the transmission of real property to the heir on an intestacy 3
- noun descent a descending; coming down or going down 3
- noun descent lineage; ancestry 3
- noun descent one generation (in a specified lineage) 3
- noun descent a downward slope 3
- noun descent a way down or downward 3
- noun descent a sudden attack, raid, or invasion (on or upon) 3
- noun descent a decline; fall 3
- noun descent a stooping (to an act) 3
- noun descent transference (of property) to heirs or offspring by inheritance 3
- noun descent the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop. 1
- noun descent a downward inclination or slope. Synonyms: decline, grade, declivity; slant. 1
- noun descent a passage or stairway leading down. 1
- noun descent derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. Synonyms: ancestry, parentage, origin. 1
- noun descent any passing from higher to lower in degree or state; decline. Synonyms: decrease, drop, plunge, decline, lessening, contraction, downturn. 1
- noun descent a sudden raid or hostile attack. Synonyms: assault, foray; raid, incursion, sneak attack. 1
- noun descent Law. transmission of real property by intestate succession. 1
- noun descent An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling. 1
- noun descent physical 1
- noun descent slope 1
- noun descent lineage 1
- noun descent economics, prices 1
- noun descent skiing 1
- noun descent An instance of descending. 0
- noun descent A way down. 0
- noun descent A sloping passage or incline. 0
- noun descent Lineage or hereditary derivation. 0
- noun descent A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. 0
- noun descent (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics). 0