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Descension
Descension De*scen"sion, n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See Descent.] The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere. Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object. [Obs.]
Descensional
Descensional De*scen"sion*al, a. Pertaining to descension. --Johnson.
Descensive
Descensive De*scen"sive, a. Tending to descend; tending downwards; descending. --Smart.
Descensory
Descensory De*scen"so*ry, n. [NL. descensorium: cf. OF. descensoire. See Descend.] A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
Diemictylus viridescens
Newt Newt, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.
Diemyctylus viridescens
Triton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell. Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
Oblique descension
Descension De*scen"sion, n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See Descent.] The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere. Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object. [Obs.]
Right descension
Descension De*scen"sion, n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See Descent.] The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation. Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere. Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object. [Obs.]

Meaning of Descens from wikipedia

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- Televisió (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-09-18. "El Penya Encarnada consuma el descens | Andorra Difusió". SER, Cadena (June 1, 2017). "El Penya Encarnada a la...
- manere; Til mony men it is yhit sene Apperand lyk that had bene Of kyn be descens lyneale Or be branchys collaterele It is also attested to by the fact that...
- "El FC Barcelona supera a l'Hernani CRE per 30 a 18 i surt de la zona de descens" (Press release) (in Catalan). FC Barcelona Rugby. 27 November 2016. Retrieved...
- Til mony men it is yhit sene Apperand lyk, that thai had bene Off kyn be descens lyneale, Or be branchys collateralle. Paul, Sir James (1909). The Scots...
- September 2018. "Fa 10 anys… Moratalla pensava que salvaria l'Europa del descens a Primera Catalana" [10 years ago… Moratalla thought he would save Europa...
- "White Genocide," the gradual ****imilation of Armenian immigrants and their descen- dents into the broader American culture...". Melkonian, Markar (2004)....
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- Marilyn Díaz, el primer dels reforços que vol fer l'Estartit per evitar el descens en la segona fase". L'Esportiu de Catalunya. Retrieved 11 April 2017. "NWSL...
- Vila Web. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2017. "El Lleida certifica el seu descens a la Primera Divisió tot i guanyar a la pista de l'Igualada" (in Catalan)...