Definition of "descending" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of descend

adjective

1. Moving or sloping downwards.

2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)

   • Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.

3. (music) Becoming lower in pitch.

noun

1. A descent.

   • continual ascendings and descendings