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Sentence count:204+12Posted:2017-01-02Updated:2020-07-24
Antonym: ascentSimilar words: descendcondescendcondescensionsenescentquiescentadolescentphosphorescentobsolescenceMeaning: [dɪ'sent]  n. 1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry 3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction 4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors 5. a downward slope or bend 6. the descendants of one individual. 
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121 The engines continue to burn and the shuttle starts a slow 2 minute long descent back to Earth.
122 Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.
123 For species, as for nations, descent with modification builds obstacles, almost as an afterthought, as populations diverge.
124 Their failure shows how descent with modification is impossible to avoid.
125 After a routine descent the co-pilot reported the airfield in sight and the tower controller cleared the aircraft to final approach.
126 That included his descent into drug addiction and his relationship with his father(sentence dictionary), the Duke of Marlborough.
127 Struan, because of its direct descent from a traditional ritualistic practice, still retains a trace of sacramental efficacy.
128 Of Merovech he records nothing other than his supposed descent from Chlodio and that he was the father of Childeric.
129 Then follows a long descent along a forest avenue to Loch Maree.
130 The passenger was far removed from an anonymous piece of card, and the parachutes correspondingly larger to slow the descent speed.
131 Allow 10% of the rate of increase of height, but increase this allowance to 20% when levelling from descent.
132 In patrilineal descent groups, he argued, the individual family and private property were prominent and the communal principle already moribund.
133 Good judgement of conditions, an early start and a fast, efficient ascent are essential to avoid such torrid descent.
134 Band members are generally kinsfolk, related by descent or marriage.
135 Our brief but interesting tour completed we returned to the landing place, negotiating the slippery descent with caution.
136 There is a lot of evidence that such internal restrictions occur in all the accounts of descent groups amassed by anthropologists.
137 The plane had gone into a steep descent and an explosion ripped the air.
138 If the inbound time is 3 minutes, then the minimum Rate of Descent will be 700 ft/min.
139 They took this descent into Hades as casually as she would go down a flight of stairs.
140 It is happily served by two old paths for ascent and descent, encouraging a circular walk best done clockwise.
141 And play Van Gogh, he caught the descent into madness perfectly.
142 The descent to Base Camp took a further two days.
143 Their other job was to ensure that the capsule was oriented at the correct angle for the remaining descent.
144 Reduce power enough to ensure a rate of descent which will bring the model down to ground level just in front of you.
145 This is a political system based on descent groups and the kinship and marriage ties that link them.
146 We should reach our minimum descent altitude in just over 2 minutes.
147 Some models will drop very rapidly during the early part of the descent while the main rotor winds up to a suitable speed.
148 The aircraft had begun its descent to Houston Intercontinental Airport when it disappeared from radar screens.
149 Like the outbound leg, if you lose timing don't continue the descent.
150 He also made his first descent from a balloon by parachute.
More similar words: descendcondescendcondescensionsenescentquiescentadolescentphosphorescentobsolescenceacquiescencebehind the scenesscentascentnascentreminiscenttranscendentscenedescribeacquiesceascenddescartesconvalescescenerydescriptionscenarioCent.prescientescarpmentcentreaccentper cent
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