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 descent descent /dɪˈsɛnt/

noun

  1. () Properties attributable to your ancestry  ( extraction , descent , origin )
    properties attributable to your ancestry
     He comes from good origins
    he comes from good origins
  2. () A movement downward  ( descent )
    a movement downward
  3. () The act of changing your location in a downward direction  ( descent )
    the act of changing your location in a downward direction
  4. The descendants of one individual  ( blood line , bloodline , descent , blood , line of descent , origin , parentage , stemma , stock , ancestry , line , lineage , pedigree )
    the descendants of one individual
     His entire lineage has been warriors
    his entire lineage has been warriors
  5. A downward slope or bend  ( declension , declination , decline , declivity , descent , downslope , fall )
    a downward slope or bend
      They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
    They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
  6. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors  ( descent , filiation , line of descent , lineage )
    the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


 Hirundo rustica Hirundo rustica /hɪˈruːndoʊ ruːˈstikə/

noun

  1. Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.  ( barn swallow , chimney swallow , Hirundo rustica )
    common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.


 selenium cell selenium cell /sɪˈliːniəm sɛl/

noun

  1. A photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium  ( selenium cell )
    a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium


 cerebral hemisphere cerebral hemisphere /sɪˈriːbrəl ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪər/

noun

  1. Either half of the cerebrum  ( cerebral hemisphere , hemisphere )
    either half of the cerebrum