descending

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Descend Source: opted

2. a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Source: opted

3. adj. coming down or downward Source: wordnet

4. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Descending constellations or signs (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south. -- Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward. -- Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity. Source: webster

5. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. Descendingconstellations or signs (Astron.), those through which the planetsdescent toward the south.-- Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit whereit intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.-- Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term isnumerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arrangedaccording to descending powers of a quantity. Source: adambom

6. j:100 a. coming down or downward Source: ecdict

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