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31descending from airplane — The phrase descending from , in a life insurance policy excluding accidental death benefit for death resulting from operating riding in or descending from an airplane, includes things different from those included in the phrase riding in, such as …
32Descending node — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …
33descending limb — 1. the proximal part of the loop of Henle (see ansa nephroni [TA]). 2. the descending portion of a tracing of the pulse wave obtained by the manometer or the sphygmograph. Called also catacrotic l …
34descending node — leidimosi mazgas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. descending node vok. absteigender Knoten, m rus. нисходящий узел, m pranc. noeud descendant, m …
35descending branch — krintantysis trajektorijos ruožas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Trajektorijos dalis nuo viršūnės iki sviedinio kritimo taško. atitikmenys: angl. descending branch; downward leg; falling branch rus. нисходящая ветвь траектории …
36descending line of descent — See direct descending line …
37descending aorta — noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae • Hypernyms: ↑aorta * * * noun : the part of the aorta from the arch to its bifurcation that passes downward in the thoracic and abdominal cavities …
38descending node — noun the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south • Ant: ↑ascending node • Hypernyms: ↑node * * * noun : the node passed as an astronomical body goes south * * * Astron. the node through which an orbiting body passes as it… …
39descending — adj. [L. de, away from; scandere, to climb] Directed downwards or caudad; detrorse …
40descending s — noun The ſ character, as distinct from the short s the s character. Syn: long s, medial s …
