descending

English

Etymology

From descend +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

descending

present participle and gerund of descend

Adjective

descending (not comparable)

Moving or sloping downwards.
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.
(music) Becoming lower in pitch.

Antonyms

ascending

Derived terms

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)

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.

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