transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈsend, dē- ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb — more at scan
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1. : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descend ed from the platform
2. : to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive
3.
a. : to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive
descend s from an old merchant family
b. : to pass by inheritance
a desk that has descend ed in the family
c. : to pass by transmission
songs descend ed from old ballads
4. : to incline, lead, or extend downward
the road descend s to the river
5.
a. : to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack)
b. : to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above
reporters descend ed on the candidate
6. : to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent
7.
a. : to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop
b. : to worsen and sink in condition or estimation
transitive verb
1. : to pass, move, or climb down or down along
2. : to extend down along
• de·scend·ible -ˈsen-də-bəl adjective