descension

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Descent; the act of descending. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — Death is followed by either ascension into a higher plane or descension into a lower plane.
  2. The descent below the horizon of a celestial body. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — For in regard of time (as we elsewhere declare) the stars do vary their longitudes, and consequently the times of their ascension and descension.

词形变化

descensions plural

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词源

From Middle English descencioun, from Old French descension, from Latin dēscēnsiō, dēscēnsiōnem.
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