Definition of Descension
1. n. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
Definition of Descension
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Medical Definition of Descension
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The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
Oblique descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere. Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object.
Origin: OF. Descension, L. Descensio. See Descent.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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