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descent vs crash dive

crash dive vs descent

descent and crash dive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descent Yes No No No
crash dive Yes No No No
As nouns, crash dive is a hyponym of descent; that is, crash dive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than descent:
  • descent: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
  • crash dive: a rapid descent by a submarine
Other hyponyms of descent include jump, parachuting, dive, nose dive, nosedive, abseil, rappel, swoop, drop, collapse, flop.
descent (noun) crash dive (noun)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction a rapid descent by a submarine
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 descent and crash dive

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