DESCENT

Meaning of DESCENT in English

Fall, coming down.

Going down, descending, journey or voyage down.

Declivity, slope.

Extraction, derivation, parentage, genealogy.

Attack, assault, incursion, foray, raid, hostile invasion.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

DESCENT — System of acknowledged social parentage whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. Descent systems vary widely. The practical …
Английский словарь Британика
DESCENT — I. də̇ˈsent, dēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French descente, from descendre to descend — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESCENT — (n.) Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — ( n. ) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descente, from Anglo-French descendre Date: 14th century 1. a. : derivation from an ancestor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESCENT — noun lowest place; extreme downward place. 2. descent ·noun a passing from a higher to a lower tone. 3. descent …
Webster English vocab
DESCENT — the system of acknowledged social parentage, which varies from society to society, whereby a person may claim kinship ties with …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESCENT — descent BrE AmE di ˈsent də- ▷ descent|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESCENT — / dɪˈsent; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , usually sing. ] an action of coming or going down : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCENT — de ‧ scent /dɪˈsent/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] formal the process of going down OPP ascent …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESCENT — ( descents) 1. A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. ...the crash of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a steep descent (= a steep journey, slope, or path downwards ) ▪ the steep …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESCENT — [noun]The plane began (to make) its final descent (= journey down) into the airport. [U]There is a steep descent (= …
Cambridge English vocab
DESCENT — n. System of acknowledged social parentage whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. Descent systems vary widely. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DESCENT — n. Function: noun 1 the act or process of passing from a higher to a lower level or state FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESCENT — noun 1. the act or process of passing from a higher to a lower level or state a parachute descent …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCENT — noun 1 movement down ADJECTIVE ▪ fast , rapid , swift ( esp. BrE ) ▪ slow ▪ steep ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DESCENT — n. 25B6; noun the plane began its descent : DIVE, drop; fall, pitch. their descent of the mountain : DOWNWARD …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCENT — сущ. 1) а) спуск, снижение (может прямо не переводиться); спуск, лестница, ступеньки I do not think the descent to Avernus …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESCENT — descent.ogg dıʹsent n 1. 1> спуск labourious descent - трудный спуск descent of the mountain to the valley, with a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DESCENT — 1) снижение; спуск 2) склонение к горизонту 3) опускание, сход ( шихтовых материалов ) 4) переход от общего к частному …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DESCENT — 1) снижение; спуск 2) склонение к горизонту 3) опускание, сход (шихтовых материалов) 4) переход от общего к частному • in descent — со снижением, в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DESCENT — 1) снижение, спуск 2) горн. склон, скат, покатость 3) логика переход от общего к частному • method of steepest descent — матем. метод наискорейшего …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DESCENT — descent сущ.1) а) спуск, снижение (может прямо не переводиться); спуск, лестница, ступеньки I do not think the descent to Avernus …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DESCENT — n 1. 1> спуск labourious descent - трудный спуск descent of the mountain to the valley, with a parachute - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DESCENT — сущ. 1) а) спуск, схождение, снижение ( может прямо не переводиться ) ; спуск, лестница, ступеньки I do not think …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DESCENT — сущ. 1) а) спуск, схождение, снижение (может прямо не переводиться); спуск, лестница, ступеньки I do not think the descent to Avernus is always …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DESCENT — употребляется в сочетаниях - descent of piston - gravity descent
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
DESCENT — 1) переход по наследству, наследование 2) происхождение • taking by descent — принятие по наследству - collateral descent - direct descent
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
DESCENT — сущ. 1) а) спуск, снижение (может прямо не переводиться); спуск, лестница, ступеньки I do not think the descent to Avernus …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESCENT — kaliwat;pagkanaog
English-Visayan vocabulary
DESCENT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Anglo-French descendre Date: 14th century 1. derivation from an ancestor ; birth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DESCENT — (n.) Lowest place; extreme downward place.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) That which is descended; descendants; issue.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower …
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — (n.) The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.
Английский словарь Webster
DESCENT — ( n. ) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) That which is descended; descendants; issue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) Lowest place; extreme downward place.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — ( n. ) A passing from a higher to a lower tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — /di sent"/ , n. 1. the act, process, or fact of descending. 2. a downward inclination or slope. 3. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESCENT — n. going down; downward slope; lineage; sudden attack; handing down of property; act of lowering oneself morally
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DESCENT — n. Pronunciation: di- ' sent Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descente, from Anglo-French descendre Date: 14th century 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DESCENT — ■ noun 1》 the action of descending. ↘a downward slope. 2》 a person's origin or nationality: the settlers were of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DESCENT — [de.scent] n [ME, fr. MF descente, fr. OF descendre] (14c) 1 a: derivation from an ancestor: birth, lineage "of French …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESCENT — n. 1 a the act of descending. b an instance of this. c a downward movement. 2 a a way …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESCENT — n. 1 a the act of descending. b an instance of this. c a downward movement. 2 a a way …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESCENT — n.1 a the act of descending. b an instance of this. c a downward movement. 2 a a way or …
Oxford English vocab
DESCENT — (~s) 1. A ~ is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. ...the crash of an …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DESCENT — Synonyms and related words : Brownian movement, Indian file, abasement, advance, affiliation, altitude peak, angular motion, apparentation, array, articulation, ascending, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESCENT — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DESCENT — n. origin 1) to trace one's ~ 2) direct ~ 3) ~ from 4) of a certain ~ decline 5) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DESCENT — scented
Anagrams English vocabulary
DESCENT — æðelu, æþelu
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
DESCENT — Спуск
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Dictionary of English Synonyms

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