What does DESCENDING mean?
Definitions for DESCENDING
de·scend·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
descending(a)adjective
coming down or downward
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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
Descending
of Descend
Descendingadjective
of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards
Wikidata
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DESCENDING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DESCENDING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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At the beginning of the passage we see John the Baptist baptizing Jesus, as soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased’ (Matthew 3:16–17).
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).
We landed very, very close to where we were supposed to be, and there’s nothing more comforting to be descending down, and pretty soon the pressure on the outside is more than the pressure on the inside and we began to smell salt air, then we knew we were home.
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.
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.
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