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Descent meaning

  1. An instance of descending; act of coming down.
  2. A way down.
  3. A sloping passage or incline.

Synonyms of Descent

lineage origin ancestry filiation line of descent family relationship kinship move movement motion derivation extraction travel change of location relationship

Using Descent

  • The main meaning on this page is: An instance of descending; act of coming down. | A way down. | A sloping passage or incline.
  • Useful related words include: lineage, origin, ancestry, filiation.
  • In the example corpus, descent often appears in combinations such as: descent into, descent and, the descent.

Context around Descent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Descent

  • In this selection, "descent" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dark, european, african, stage, engine and ships stand out and add context to how "descent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a breathless descent that appeared and afro caribbean descent afro bajans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "descent" sits close to words such as advertisements, ag and benchmark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with descent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

And that was way before his later descent into grumpiness. (10 words)

Aliens: Dark Descent is a squad-based RTS from Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment. (14 words)

Dorothy's mother was of Scottish descent, and her father was of German Jewish descent. (15 words)

A group of servicemen of commando units of Land Forces, Parachute descent and search-rescue service and Su-25 aircraft of the Air Force, as well as patrol and descent ships of the Navy representing Azerbaijan arrived in Kazakhstan. (39 words)

The rate of occurrence is highest in peoples of Western European descent, averaging around 7 per 100,000 people, and is lower in the rest of the world; e.g., one per million people of Asian and African descent. (39 words)

If the problem recurred after the descent engine fired, the computer would think the signal was real and would initiate an auto-abort, causing the ascent stage to separate from the descent stage and climb back into orbit. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

People of Chinese descent and Asian descent will definitely receive more attention, gaze and respect all over the world.

A group of servicemen of commando units of Land Forces, Parachute descent and search-rescue service and Su-25 aircraft of the Air Force, as well as patrol and descent ships of the Navy representing Azerbaijan arrived in Kazakhstan.

Dorothy's mother was of Scottish descent, and her father was of German Jewish descent.

Ethnic groups Close to 90% of all Barbadians (also known colloquially as "Bajan") are of Afro-Caribbean descent (" Afro-Bajans ") and mixed-descent.

He went further on to state "Before that, when we did Descent for example, it was perfectly common for people to have joysticks – we sold a lot of copies of Descent.

If the problem recurred after the descent engine fired, the computer would think the signal was real and would initiate an auto-abort, causing the ascent stage to separate from the descent stage and climb back into orbit.

On the Lunar Module, the fuel and oxidizer tanks were enlarged on both the descent and ascent stages and the engine bell on the descent stage was extended.

The CSM and LM separate; the CMP visually inspects the LM, then the LM crew move a safe distance away and fire the descent engine for Descent orbit insertion, which takes it to a perilune of about convert.

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The descent stage contained storage for the descent propellant, surface stay consumables, and surface exploration equipment.

The ovaries of many females make a descent (prolapse ovary) - comparable to the testicle descent of many male mammals - and are close to the pelvic inlet at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra.

The rate of occurrence is highest in peoples of Western European descent, averaging around 7 per 100,000 people, and is lower in the rest of the world; e.g., one per million people of Asian and African descent.

These are generally based on documented descent from a historical list of agreed-upon members or descent from known living members.

Today, about 60% of Bermudians are described as being of African descent, although many may have greater European ancestry, and almost all Bermudians would be able to easily find ancestors and relatives of either African or European descent.

After a few seconds into descent, a bear suddenly falls on top of the player, causing a similar effect to a terrifying jump scare from a horror movie.

Aliens: Dark Descent is a squad-based RTS from Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment.

America's descent toward lawlessness is most visible at retail stores in progressive metro areas.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent's impact on the horror genre, it's been almost two decades since its initial release.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent was released for the PC back in 2010, before later making it to various other platforms.

And that was way before his later descent into grumpiness.

And when their relationship disintegrated into violence this weekend, it set off a breathless descent that appeared to be the realization of many people’s worst fears.

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Common combinations with descent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "descent" in a sentence?
An example: "People of Chinese descent and Asian descent will definitely receive more attention, gaze and respect all over the world." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "descent" from authentic English texts.
What does "descent" mean?
Descent means: An instance of descending; act of coming down.
What are synonyms of "descent"?
Common synonyms of "descent" include: lineage, origin, ancestry, filiation, line of descent, family relationship, kinship, move. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "descent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "descent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.