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Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-sen-so
"El descenso del avión fue suave."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of moving downward, dropping, or falling.
"The descent of the airplane was smooth as it approached the runway." - 2
An ancestry or lineage; the origin of a person or group.
"She traced her descent from a long line of artists."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'descent' originates from the Old French 'descente', which comes from the Latin 'descendere', meaning 'to go down'. The term has evolved to encompass various meanings related to lineage, movement downwards, and decline in status or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Descent" is said worldwide
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descente
Transliteration: deh-sahnt
"La descente de l'avion était douce."
Abstieg
Transliteration: ap-shtig
"Der Abstieg des Flugzeugs war sanft."
discesa
Transliteration: dee-cheh-sah
"La discesa dell'aereo è stata fluida."
descenso
Transliteration: deh-sen-so
"El descenso del avión fue suave."
descenso
Transliteration: deh-sen-so
"O descenso do avião foi suave."
उत्क्रमण
Transliteration: utkramaṇ
"विमान का उत्क्रमण सुचारू था।"
下降
Transliteration: xiàjiàng
"飞机的下降很平稳。"
하강
Transliteration: haggang
"비행기의 하강은 부드러웠습니다."
降下
Transliteration: kōka
"飛行機の降下はスムーズでした。"
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