- pronunciation:
- dih
sent
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When an airplane makes a descent, it goes down toward the ground. If climbers at the top of a mountain begin their descent, they begin to go back down the mountain. A descent is the act or process of going downward.
The airplane's descent was smooth, and it made a gentle landing too.Our descent to the bottom of the hill was a lot quicker than our climb to the top.- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- fall
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| definition 2: |
If you are interested in the descent of something, you are interested in where it came from originally or how it developed from its original source.
My mother was born in Vietnam, but she is of Chinese descent. All her family came from China and settled in Vietnam a long time ago. My dad is an American of Irish descent, and he met my mom in Vietnam. |
| related words: |
origin |
The words
descent and
dissent sound alike but have different meanings.