descending

English

Etymology

From descend +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

descending

1. present participle and gerund of descend

Adjective

descending (not comparable)

1. Moving or sloping downwards.
2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)

   Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.

   1. (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.

      We used a descending sort.

3. (music) Becoming lower in pitch.

Antonyms

• ascending

Derived terms

• descending colon
• descending node
• descending s
• descendingly

Translations

ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element

• Arabic: تَنَازُلِيّ (tanāzuliyy)
• Bulgarian: намаляващ (bg) (namaljavašt)
• Finnish: laskeva (fi)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: dakêşayî

• Romanian: descrescător (ro)

causing a sequence to follow an descending order

• Arabic: تَنَازُلِيّ (tanāzuliyy)
• Finnish: laskeva (fi)

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• Catalan: descendent (ca)

Noun

descending (plural descendings)

1. A descent.

   continual ascendings and descendings

References

• “descending”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “descending”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.