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descent [dɪˈsent] N

1. descent (landing):

descent
descida f
descent into sth
descida a a. c.

2. descent no pl (ancestry):

descent
ascendência f

Usage examples with descent

descent into sth
descida a a. c.

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In this system, relatives are sorted according to their descent and their gender.
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Its descent has not been traced from that time until the end of the 18th century.
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The jetliner hit the ground at, with a descent rate of.
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The whole descent took 13 minutes and 45 seconds and set a world record for the highest parachute jump.
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Figure eights allow fast but controlled descent on a rope.
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This generality is used in preconditioned gradient descent methods.
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