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Gliding vs Descent - What's the difference?

gliding | descent |

As nouns the difference between gliding and descent

is that gliding is the action or motion of something that glides while descent is an instance of descending.

As a verb gliding

is .

gliding

English

(wikipedia gliding)

Noun

  • The action or motion of something that glides.
  • The hobby, sport or act of flying a glider.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * gliding plane

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    descent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of descending
    • We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, 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 .
  • A way down.
    • We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
  • A sloping passage or incline.
    • The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
  • Lineage or hereditary derivation
    • Our guide was of Welsh descent .
  • A drop to a lower status or condition.
    • After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with (decent).

    Related terms

    * descend

    Antonyms

    * (going down) ascent

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