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Keywords: Downward, Ascending, Arch, Hypanthium, Melodic

Related Terms: Descending Triangle, Ancestor, Ancestral, Ancestry, Ascend, Ascending, Carina, Consanguinity, Crescent, Culmen, Cusp, Descend, Descendant, Descent, Direct, Downward, Entasis, Falcate, Glissade, Hexastyle, Horn, Lineage, Lineal, Matrilineal, Monophyletic, Patrilineal, Peripteral, Polyphyletic, Rise, Stoop, Subapical, Uncinate, Dorsal Fin, Pectoral Fin, Vakra, Midline, Paraphyletic, Rappel, Angles, Segmental Arch, Fork Length, Common Ancestor, Ledger Line, Creeping, Spring Line, Monophyletic Group, Ancestors, Descendant, Family Tree

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Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.

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coming down or downward

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when the disc lines the upper tubular part of the hypanthium, or slopes downwards towards the valves

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a melodic line that goes downward in pitch. Related terms: arch, ascending.

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Arching gradually downwards. Parent Term: Angles Difficulty Level

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Planets appear to be descending between the tenth house cusp via the descendant and that of the fourth, when they begin to ascend. Descending planets are considered weaker than ascending ones.

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