Associations to the word «Descending»

Wiktionary

DESCENDING, verb. Present participle of descend
DESCENDING, noun. A descent.
DESCENDING COLON, noun. (anatomy) A part of colon adjacent to sigmoid colon.
DESCENDING COLONS, noun. (anatomy) plural of descending colon
DESCENDING S, noun. The ſ character, as distinct from the short s — the s character.
DESCENDING SS, noun. Plural of descending s

Dictionary definition

DESCENDING, adjective. Coming down or downward.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.