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Princeton's WordNet

  1. descending(a)adjective

    coming down or downward

Wikipedia

  1. descending

    The discography of the experimental music group Psychic TV consists of over 100 full-length albums, over 15 compilation albums and over 30 singles and EPs.

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  1. descending

    Descending refers to moving or extending downward, decreasing in size, amount, number, or degree, or arranged in a decreasing order of importance or value. It can also refer to a step-by-step progression or gradation from higher to lower or from greater to lesser.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Descending

    of Descend

  2. Descendingadjective

    of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards

Wikidata

  1. Descending

    Descending is a live album by Psychic TV. The album was recorded live in Rouen, France at the "Exo 7" on June 01, 1984. Initial copies came with an oversized booklet. Later copies came in a jewel-case with standard booklet and were limited to 5000 numbered copies.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DESCENDING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DESCENDING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DESCENDING in a Sentence

  1. Richard Madgwick:

    These gatherings could be seen as the first united cultural events of our island, with people from all corners of Britain descending on the areas around Stonehenge to feast on food that had been specially reared and transported from their homes.

  2. Benjamin Franklin:

    Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?

  3. Artyom Nazarov:

    To live in a country that is descending into an abyss of absurdity and fear is much more frightening than what happened to me or could happen there (on Sunday).

  4. Vivek Murthy:

    It was a stressful period where people were worried and staff members were concerned about this pandemic that was descending on our country, the way he would run meetings and to both chart out a path forward, reassure people, his calmness in the face of serious adversity and uncertainty -- those are invaluable qualities that he brought to the operation.

  5. Fulton County:

    It seemed like we were descending into this third-world mentality, i never expected that out of this country.

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