DESCENT

Meaning of DESCENT in English

■ noun

1》 the action of descending.

↘a downward slope.

2》 a person's origin or nationality: the settlers were of Cornish ~.

↘transmission by inheritance.

3》 ( ~ on ) a sudden violent attack.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e , from descendre (see descend ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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 — [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 — n. 1. Fall, coming down. 2. Going down, descending, journey or voyage down. 3. Declivity, slope. 4. Extraction, derivation, parentage, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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

Concise Oxford English vocab

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