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descending

  • adjective
  • /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/

Moving or sloping downwards.

Other meanings

  1. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. of a sequence

    “Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.”

  2. Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.

Antonyms

  • ascending

Related words

  • descending palatine artery
  • descending perineum syndrome
  • descendostomy
  • descending colon
  • descending node
  • descending s
  • descendingly
  • descending chain condition

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