Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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descent | Yes | No | No | No |
declination | Yes | No | No | No |
descent (noun) | declination (noun) |
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the act of changing your location in a downward direction | a polite refusal of an invitation |
properties attributable to your ancestry | (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere |
a movement downward | a downward slope or bend |
the hereditary derivation of an individual | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline |
a downward slope or bend | |
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |