descending

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of descend

adj

1. Moving or sloping downwards.
2. (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
   Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.
   1. (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
      We used a descending sort.
3. (music) Becoming lower in pitch.

noun

1. A descent.
   continual ascendings and descendings