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Meanings of descending in English
Portuguese
descendente Spanish
descendiente Coming down or downward.
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Examples for "ascending"
Examples for "ascending"
1
The average speed of the Korsackoff in ascending was about four miles.
2
A proposed model of addiction implicates ascending brainstem neuromodulatory systems, particularly dopamine.
3
The ship itself was invisible, already far ahead of that ascending light.
4
Interventions: Lymphoscintigraphy and ascending venography of the right arm confirmed the diagnosis.
5
Just in front of them was an opening in the ascending wall.
Usage of descending in English
1
Other family members took their places in descending order of assigned importance.
2
We continued slowly descending in the Wady, mostly in the direction S.S.W.
3
Results: We treated 10 patients in whom descending necrotizing mediastinitis was identified.
4
That's particularly important on a planet who's climate is descending into turmoil.
5
At another time he talks of 'hawk' regularly descending over the gorge.
6
I reach the road, and confront the descending mass of the 18th.
7
For the shepherds of the hills dwelling in light descending from thee.
8
As it happened, the captain himself was in the act of descending.
9
And he looked up, and saw the sun descending in the west.
10
Afterward, I watched the sun in its descending for perhaps twenty minutes.
11
The two sprang into a skiff, and succeeded in descending the river.
12
The wind has brought the storm-laden clouds and the rain is descending.
13
The child caught the descending hand and kissed the long white fingers.
14
Portable technology businesses are descending on Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress.
15
The drop curtain is fast descending; only a yard of space remains.
16
The knife was already descending, when Titus exclaimed, in the same language:
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Descending through the time
Descending across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common