descending

3.2

Moving down from a higher to a lower position

adjective
/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

: descendente

As the day progressed, the temperature was descending, indicating a change in weather.

Yes, we put them in descending order then, which is my since my numerator degree is greater than my denominator degree, right?

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Examples

Then she starts digging A descending tunnel, ending in a chamber.
The hiker carefully followed the descending trail down the mountain.
OK, so we are really interested in what all these descending systems do.
Let me sort this by descending and see where my book falls.
Let's sort descending and compare this to the last year.
So they're, you know, their situation is slowly descending, slowly getting worse.
And so it has line pairs of descending thickness.
For example, if we want to do some sorting from ascending to descending in our list of whatever.
I need to make sure that my polynomial is in descending order, and then I list my coefficients.
During the concert, the musician played a descending scale that captivated the audience.

Synonyms

downward

vsdescending

51 1.0

Toward a lower place or level

describes actual movement from a higher to a lower position

downhill

vsdescending

27 1.0

Sloping down towards the bottom of a hill

covers movement to a lower level in many different contexts

falling

vsdescending

1.8

Becoming lower in amount or value

focuses on physical movement from a higher to a lower position

downgoing

vsdescending

7.2

Becoming lower in level, amount, or importance

emphasizes spatial motion rather than abstract decline in value

downward-sloping

vsdescending

4.1

Going down at a noticeable angle

refers to general movement toward a lower point, not only angled surfaces

Antonyms

ascending

3.5

Going up to a higher place or level

Compounds

descending aorta

Specialized

1 5.8

A large blood vessel that goes down through the chest and abdomen and sends blood to the lower body

descending colon

Specialized

1 4.8

A part of the large intestine that goes down on the lower left side of the belly

descending node

Specialized

9.2

The point where an orbiting object crosses the Sun's path from north to south

How Fast

to plummet

93 5.8

falling

1.0

descending

3.2

sinking

17 2.8

sliding

2.8

Surface Forms

descending positive

Morphology

descending = descend (transparent) = descend + ing

The adjective is the participial/adjectival form of the verb 'descend' with the regular suffix '-ing', so the meaning 'moving downward' is directly derived.

Etymology

Descending comes from two parts: de- meaning 'down' and scend meaning 'climb'. So, descending means moving or going 'down' from a higher place, like the opposite of ascend ('to go up').