Descent
21Descent — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Descent », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Descent un mot anglais signifiant descente et… …
22descent — noun 1 (C, U) formal the process of going down: Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent. 2 (C) a path or road that goes steeply downwards: a slippery descent 3 (U) your family origins, especially in connection with the country… …
23descent — de|scent [ dı sent ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the act of moving down to a lower place or position: The plane made a sudden descent. a ) count a road or path that slopes down ─ opposite ASCENT 2. ) uncount the origin of your parents or other… …
24descent — noun 1) the plane began its descent Syn: dive, drop; fall, pitch, nosedive 2) their descent of the mountain Syn: downward climb 3) a steep descent Syn …
25Descent — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion downwards. < N PARAG:Descent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 descent descent descension declension declination Sgm: N 1 fall fall Sgm: N 1 falling falling &c. >V. ???>: slump …
26descent — Hereditary succession. Freeman v Allen, 17 Ohio St 527. Technically, the transmission of real estate, or, some interest in real estate, on the death of its owner intestate; to be distinguished from the transmission of personal property, the title …
27descent — noun 1) the plane began its descent Syn: dive, drop, fall, plunge, nosedive 2) a steep descent Syn: slope, incline, dip, drop, gradient 3) …
28descent — [dɪˈsent] noun 1) [C/U] the act of moving down to a lower place or position Ant: ascent The plane began its descent.[/ex] 2) [U] the origin of your parents or other older members of your family They re all of Irish descent.[/ex] 3) [singular] the …
29descent — 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 …
30descent — noun /dɪˈsɛnt/ a) An instance of descending We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier. b) A way down. We had difficulty in finding the correct descent. Ant: ascent See Also …
