Definition of Descending

1. Adjective. Coming down or downward.

Similar to: Declivitous, Downhill, Downward-sloping, Degressive, Descendant, Descendent, Down, Downward, Downward-arching, Drizzling, Dropping, Falling, Raining
Also: Down
Antonyms: Ascending

Definition of Descending

1. a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.

Definition of Descending

1. descend [v] - See also: descend

Medical Definition of Descending

1. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Descending constellations or signs, that point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward. Descending series, a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Descending

descemetocele
descend
descend
descendant
descendants
descended
descendens
descendens cervicalis
descendens hypoglossi
descendent
descendents
descender
descenders
descendible
descending (current term)
descending (current term)
descending(a)
descending anterior branch
descending aorta
descending aorta
descending artery of knee
descending branch
descending branch of hypoglossal nerve
descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
descending branch of occipital artery
descending colon
descending colon
descending current
descending degeneration
descending genicular artery

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