descender — meaning in English

English meaning

• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

descender is used for these senses in English:

• descend (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
• stem To descend in a family line.

descend — full definition

1. verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
2. verb To be traced back to, or come from, an earlier generation or source.
3. verb To become worse or fall into a lower, more negative state.

stem — full definition

1. noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
2. noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
3. noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
4. verb To originate or arise from something.
5. verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.

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