English Online Dictionary. What means descending? What does descending mean?
English
Etymology
From descend + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ
Verb
descending
- present participle and gerund of descend
Adjective
descending (not comparable)
- Moving or sloping downwards.
- Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
- (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
- (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
- (music) Becoming lower in pitch.
Antonyms
- ascending
Derived terms
- descending colon
- descending node
- descending s
- descendingly
Translations
Noun
descending (plural descendings)
- 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.