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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

descension

/dih-sen-shuhn/US // dɪˈsɛn ʃən //

下降,下降趋势,降生,下跌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.Compare exaltation.
    • : descent.

Examples

  • The inclination of the cylinder, which is variable, promotes the gradual descension of the ore from the higher to the lower end.

  • When there should have been an ascension there was a descension.

  • It marks a descension from the higher plane reached by the vigorous pioneers who planted and reared our social tree.

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