1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descend.

2. (a.) of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.

ascending axial back back-flowing backward collapsing deciduous declined declining declivate declivitous declivous decurrent descendant dipping down down-reaching down-trending downcoming downfalling downgoing downgrade downhill downsinking downward drifting drooping dropping falling flowing fluent flying going gyrational gyratory mounting on the descendant on the downgrade passing plummeting plunging progressive reflowing refluent regressive retrogressive rising rotary rotational rotatory running rushing sagging setting sideward sinking soaring streaming submerging subsiding tottering tumbledown up-trending upward