DESCENT


Meaning of DESCENT in English

n.1 a the act of descending. b an instance of this. c a downward movement.

2 a a way or path etc. by which one may descend. b a downward slope.

3 a being descended; lineage, family origin (traces his descent from William the Conqueror). b the transmission of qualities, property, privileges, etc., by inheritance.

4 a a decline; a fall. b a lowering (of pitch, temperature, etc.).

5 a sudden violent attack.

Etymology: ME f. OF descente f. descendre DESCEND

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.