a gradual descent

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• descent */ — UK [dɪˈsent] / US noun Word forms descent : singular descent plural descents 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the act of moving down to a lower place or position The plane made a sudden descent. b) [countable] a road or path that slopes down 2)… …   English dictionary

• descent — de|scent [ dı sent ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the act of moving down to a lower place or position: The plane made a sudden descent. a ) count a road or path that slopes down ─ opposite ASCENT 2. ) uncount the origin of your parents or other… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• descent — [dɪˈsent] noun 1) [C/U] the act of moving down to a lower place or position Ant: ascent The plane began its descent.[/ex] 2) [U] the origin of your parents or other older members of your family They re all of Irish descent.[/ex] 3) [singular] the …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Gradual — Grad u*al ; a. [Cf; F. graduel. See {Grade}, and cf. {Gradual}, n.] Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• descent — n. origin 1) to trace one s descent 2) direct descent 3) descent from 4) of a certain descent decline 5) a gradual, steep descent * * * [dɪ sent] steep descent [ decline ] a gradual [ origin ] to trace one s descent direct descent of a c …   Combinatory dictionary

• descent — noun 1 movement down ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, rapid, swift (esp. BrE) ▪ slow ▪ steep ▪ gentle, gradual …   Collocations dictionary

• descent — de|scent [dıˈsent] n 1.) [U and C] formal the process of going down ≠ ↑ascent ▪ Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent. descent from/to ▪ The descent to Base Camp took about two days. 2.) [U] your family origins, especially your …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• descent — noun 1 (C, U) formal the process of going down: Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent. 2 (C) a path or road that goes steeply downwards: a slippery descent 3 (U) your family origins, especially in connection with the country… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gradual — 1. adjective Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline. Ant: sudden, abrupt 2. noun a)… …   Wiktionary

• gradual — adj. Gradual is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑acceptance, ↑accumulation, ↑ascent, ↑build up, ↑change, ↑climb, ↑decline, ↑decrease, ↑descent, ↑deterioration, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Darwin from Descent of Man to Emotions — The life and work of Darwin from Descent of Man to Emotions during the period from 1868 to 1872 continued with aspects of Charles Darwin s intended Big Book on evolution through natural selection. He had by then hurriedly published an abstract of …   Wikipedia