amerikai:
brit:
1. An instance of descending; act of coming down.
We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
2. A way down.
We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
3. A sloping passage or incline.
The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
4. Lineage or hereditary derivation.
Our guide was of Welsh descent.
5. A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.
6. A falling upon or invasion.
7. A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).