'Descending series' definitions:

Definition of 'Descending series'

From: GCIDE
  • Descending \De*scend"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards. [1913 Webster]
  • Descending constellations or Descending signs (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south.
  • Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.
  • Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity. [1913 Webster]