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# descent

noun (a descent, descents; also uncountable)

«descent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A descent is a way or act of going down, like going down a hill, stairs or from the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#m1)
2. Descent means your family background, the people and places your family comes from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#m2)
3. A descent can be a slope that goes downward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and geography descent is about going down: a plane begins its descent, a climber's descent of a mountain; height goes down. In history and social studies descent means family origin. Phrases: begin the descent, of Irish descent, a steep descent, descent from.

### Examples

- The plane began its descent to the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x1)
- The climbers made a slow descent down the icy mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x2)
- The path has a steep descent to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x3)
- She is of Italian descent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x4)
- The balloon's descent took ten minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x5)
- On the descent the bus went very slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x6)
- In later times the noblest Theban families proudly claimed their descent from these mighty earth-born warriors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/#x7)

### Note

Do not confuse with "decent" (good enough, polite) or "dissent" (disagreeing). Verb: descend; opposite: ascent. In maths: a descent from 800 m to 300 m is a drop of 500 m; if it took 10 minutes, the height fell 50 m per minute.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and geography descent is about going down: a plane begins its descent, a climber's descent of a mountain; height goes down. In history and social studies descent means family origin. Phrases: begin the descent, of Irish descent, a steep descent, descent from.

### Note

Do not confuse with "decent" (good enough, polite) or "dissent" (disagreeing). Verb: descend; opposite: ascent. In maths: a descent from 800 m to 300 m is a drop of 500 m; if it took 10 minutes, the height fell 50 m per minute.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «descent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«descent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/descent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «descent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/descent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«descent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/descent.html) on Mova free.