transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsent ]
( descents)
1.
A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
≠ ascent
N-VAR
2.
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
≠ ascent
N-COUNT
3.
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone’s or something’s descent into that situation.
...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
= decline
N-SING : usu poss N into/from/to n [ emphasis ]
4.
You use descent to talk about a person’s family background, for example their nationality or social status. ( FORMAL )
All the contributors were of African descent.
= origin, ancestry
N-UNCOUNT : usu of adj N