descent

Etymology
From and, from ; see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. .

Noun

 * 1) An instance of descending; act of coming down.
 * 2) A way down.
 * We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
 * 1) A sloping passage or incline.
 * The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
 * 1) Lineage or hereditary derivation.
 * Our guide was of Welsh descent.
 * 1) A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
 * After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
 * 1) A falling upon or invasion.
 * 2)  A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
 * 1) A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
 * After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
 * 1) A falling upon or invasion.
 * 2)  A particular extension of the idea of gluing.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes confused with.

Translations

 * Arabic: نُزُول
 * Bulgarian: слизане,
 * Catalan: descens
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, Runterweg
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κατάβασις
 * Hawaiian: ʻāluna
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: descensus
 * Old English: æfdæl
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, descimento
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: teàrnadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: спуск, спускання, сходження


 * Bulgarian: слизане
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Latin: descensus
 * Maori: heketanga
 * Polish:, droga w dół
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: teàrnadh
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: spád
 * Dutch: ,
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Old English: æfdȳne
 * Polish:, droga w dół
 * Scottish Gaelic: teàrnadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Spanish:


 * Afrikaans: afkoms, herkoms
 * Arabic: اَصْل
 * Belarusian: пахаджэньне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بِنەچەک
 * Southern Kurdish: بِنەچەک
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: avstamning
 * Ottoman Turkish: صوی, نسل, ذریت
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Häakunft
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: sinnsearachd
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Tagalog: panupling
 * Ukrainian: походження


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * German: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: