descending

English Online Dictionary. What means descending‎? What does descending mean?

English

Etymology

From descend +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

descending

1. present participle and gerund of descend

Adjective

descending (not comparable)

1. Moving or sloping downwards.
2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
   1. (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.

3. (music) Becoming lower in pitch.

Antonyms

• ascending

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

descending (plural descendings)

1. A descent.

References

• “descending”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “descending”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.