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descent

/dɪˈsɛnt/ /dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
  1. 1
    iniş, alçalma

    The act of moving downwards.

    • The airplane started its gradual descent into the city’s airport.
      Uçak kademeli olarak şehrin havaalanına doğru alçalmaya başladı.
    • The climbers began their descent from the summit at noon.
      Dağcılar öğlen zirveden inişe başladı.
  2. 2
    inişli yol, yokuş aşağı yolcountable

    A slope or path that goes downwards.

    • The mountain path was a steep descent.
      Dağ yolu dik bir inişti.
    • After the bridge there is a long descent to the village.
      Köprüden sonra köye uzun bir yokuş aşağı yol var.
  3. 3
    soy, kökencountable

    The origin or background of a person or group, especially in terms of family or ancestry.

    • She is of Irish descent.
      O, İrlanda kökenlidir.
    • His descent can be traced back to the 18th century.
      Onun kökeni 18. yüzyıla kadar izlenebilir.
    • She is of Turkish descent.
      O, Türk kökenlidir.

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steep descentrapid descentgradual descentbegin the descentof Irish descentdescent into chaos

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