transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈsent ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descente, from Anglo-French descendre
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : derivation from an ancestor : birth , lineage
of French descent
b. : transmission or devolution of an estate by inheritance usually in the descending line
c. : the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock
d. : the shaping or development in nature and character by transmission from a source : derivation
2. : the act or process of descending
3. : a step downward in a scale of gradation ; specifically : one generation in an ancestral line or genealogical scale
4.
a. : an inclination downward : slope
b. : a descending way (as a downgrade or stairway)
c. obsolete : the lowest part
5.
a. : attack , invasion
b. : a sudden disconcerting appearance (as for a visit)
6. : a downward step (as in station or value) : decline
descent of the family to actual poverty