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descensional

descensional adjective: relating to descension.

Adjective

descensional (not comparable)

  1. Relating to descension.
    • To find the sun's oblique descension, descensional difference, western amplitude, and of setting, on any given day, at any given place[…]1810, Edward Bruce, An Introduction to Geography and Astronomy
    • When this ascensional force loses its force, it is no longer venerated, causing it to lose its momentum further, to stagnate and then becomes descensional.2017, Patrick West, Get Over Yourself: Nietzsche for Our Times

Origin of descensional

From descension + -al.

Questions about descensional

What does descensional mean?
Descensional means relating to descension.
What part of speech is descensional?
Descensional is an adjective.

Words near descensional in the dictionary

  1. descends
  2. descends into the arena
  3. descends on
  4. descends upon
  5. descension
  6. descensional
  7. descensions
  8. descensive
  9. descensories
  10. descensory
  11. descent

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