Descent vs Downgoing - What's the difference?
descent | downgoing |
An instance of descending
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A way down.
A sloping passage or incline.
Lineage or hereditary derivation
A drop to a lower status or condition.
(sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward
* {{quote-book, 1997, , Research Required to Support Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, isbn=0309058260
, passage=First, explosions in the water are efficient generators of seismic waves, because hydroacoustic energy efficiently generates downgoing seismic waves below the water.}}
(rare, poetic) A descent
* {{quote-book, 1854, John Stanyan Bigg, Night and the Soul: A Dramatic Poem
, passage=Art thou not weary, Time, of thy long tramp, / Thy long downgoings from the thrones of bliss ?}}
As nouns the difference between descent and downgoing
is that descent is an instance of descending while downgoing is (rare|poetic) a descent.As an adjective downgoing is
(sciences|especially of a wave) tending downward.descent
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(en noun)- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give him a second flat as he started the descent .
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent .
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .
Usage notes
* Sometimes confused with (decent).Antonyms
* (going down) ascentExternal links
* *Anagrams
*downgoing
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* upgoingNoun
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