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Descension n. The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.

Oblique descension (Astron.), the degree or arc of the equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the horizon of an oblique sphere.

Right descension, the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object. (Obs.)

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... cylinder, which is variable, promotes the gradual descension of the ore from the higher to the lower end. It is fed into the upper end, by a special form of feed hopper, and is discharged into a pit at the lower end, from which the ore can ...

— Getting Gold • J. C. F. Johnson

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