descensional

English

Etymology

descension +‎ -al

Adjective

descensional (not comparable)

1. Relating to descension.
   • 1810, Edward Bruce, An Introduction to Geography and Astronomy:

     To find the sun's oblique descension, descensional difference, western amplitude, and of setting, on any given day, at any given place […]

   • 2017, Patrick West, Get Over Yourself: Nietzsche for Our Times:

     When this ascensional force loses its force, it is no longer venerated, causing it to lose its momentum further, to stagnate and then becomes descensional.

References

• “descensional”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.