Thesaurus: descension

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1. n. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
2. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere. -- Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object. [Obs.]
3. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking;declension; degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree orarc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below thehorizon of an oblique sphere.-- Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descendsbelow the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object.[Obs.]
4. n. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.