descendant
Descending; going down.
Example
“The elevator resumed its descendant trajectory.”
Other meanings
Descending from a biological ancestor.
“Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendant manner.”
Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Antonyms
- ascending
Related words
- descendancy
Word history
From Latin "dēscendēns".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “descendant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.