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— English words —

• descension n. (Now rare) Descent; the act of descending.
• descension n. (Astronomy, obsolete) The descent below the horizon of a celestial body.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Old french
  • descension n. Descent.

— In French —

• descension n.f. (Artillerie) Courbe de la bombe descendant, à partir du…
• descension n.f. (Astronomie) Distance entre le point équinoxial et le point…
• descension n.f. (Rare) Action de descendre.

— In Spanish —

• descensión s. Acción o efecto de descender.

14 English words from 3 English definitions

act Astronomy below body celestial celestial␣body descending descent horizon Now obsolete of␣a rare the

8 English words from 4 foreign definitions

Action bombe descendant descender Distance entre point Rare

10 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

Acción Artillerie Astronomie Courbe de␣la descendre efecto équinoxial partir point␣équinoxial

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

descensions descensional

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

condescensions

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

condescension uncondescension

27 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Cen CEN cen- Cens censi des dEs Des DEs DES des- ens ENS Ens. ensi Esc ESC -esce ion Ion -ion NSI SCE sce. sion Sion -sion

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CSE ECS NEC n.e.c. NECs NOI NOIs OIs OIS sed SED SNe

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

declensions descensions second␣lines

6 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

condenses conessine consensed decession sedenions sennoside

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