|dēˌsen|dent ə l adjective
Etymology: descendent (I) + -al (as in transcendental )
: empirical , positivistic — opposed to transcendental
• de·scen·den·tal·ism ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌizəm noun -s
• de·scen·den·tal·ist -ə̇st noun -s
• de·scen·den·tal·is·tic ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈistik adjective