descension

[ dih-sen-shuhn ]

noun

Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.: Compare exaltation (def. 6).
descent.

Origin of descension

1350–1400; Middle English descensioun<Old French descension<Latin dēscēnsiōn- (stem of dēscēnsiō), equivalent to dēscēns(us) (past participle of dēscendere to descend) + -iōn--ion

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How to use descension in a sentence

The inclination of the cylinder, which is variable, promotes the gradual descension of the ore from the higher to the lower end.
Getting Gold | J. C. F. Johnson
When there should have been an ascension there was a descension.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
It marks a descension from the higher plane reached by the vigorous pioneers who planted and reared our social tree.
With Edge Tools | Hobart Chatfield-Taylor

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