change of location vs descent

descent vs change of location

change of location and descent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change of location	Yes	No	No	No
descent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, descent is a hyponym of change of location; that is, descent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change of location:

change of location: a movement through space that changes the location of something
descent: a movement downward

Other hyponyms of change of location include ascension, circulation, creep, gravitation, levitation, entering, entrance, fall, flow, flowing, advance, progress, progression, ascension, ascent, rise, rising, spread, spreading, stampede, translation.

change of location (noun)	descent (noun)
a movement through space that changes the location of something	the act of changing your location in a downward direction
	properties attributable to your ancestry
	a movement downward
	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	a downward slope or bend
	the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Difference between change of location and descent

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