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descendant noun

  /dɪˈsendənt/ , /dɪˈsɛndənt/
  • One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
 Nachkomme, Abkömmling, Nachfahre, Spross, Abkomme, Nachkommin
  • (biology) A later evolutionary type.
 Abkömmling

descend verb

  /di-/ , /dəˈsɛnd/ , /dɪˈsɛnd/
  • (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
 absteigen, herabsteigen, herunterkommen, niedergehen
  • (transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
  • (intransitive) Of a characteristic: to be transmitted from a parent to a child.
 abstammen

descender noun

  /dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/
  • (climbing) A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.
 Abseilgerät
  • (typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
  • (typography, uncommon) A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
 Unterlänge

descending

fallend

descending adjective

  /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
Nachkomme
descending s
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