descensus

dēscensus, a, um, Part., v. descendo fin. ☞.

dēscensus, ūs, m. [descendo], a descent (rare; not in Cic. and Caes.).

• I In gen.: qua illi descensus erat, Sall. C. 57, 3.—
• • B Concr., a descending way, a descent: difficilis et praeruptus, Hirt. B. G. 8, 40, 4 and 5; cf.: facilis descensus Averno, Verg. A. 6, 126: ipso descensu Jovis speluncae, Plin. 16, 26, 46, § 110: montis, Vulg. Luc. 19, 37.—*
• II In partic. (acc. to descendo, no. I. B. 5), obscene, a lying down, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 13.

dēscēnsus, ūs, m. (descendo), das Herabsteigen, I) eig., v. Herabsteigen des Zuchtstieres von der Kuh nach der Begattung, Varro r. r. 2, 5, 13. – v. Herabsteigen, -ziehen von einer Höhe, desc. facilis (Ggstz. in ulteriorem ripam minime iniquus ascensus), Liv.: desc. difficilis et artae viae (auf einem usw.), Liv.: quā illi descensus erat, wo jener hinabziehen mußte, Sall.: desc. dei de caelo (Ggstz. ascensus in caelum), Lact.: placidus eius desc. de caelo in carnem, Tert.: poet. m. Dat. (in), facilis desc. Averno, Verg. Aen. 6, 126. – v. Herabsteigen, -sinken lebl. Ggstde. (Ggstz. ascensus), cum levibus semper ascensus et gravibus descensus sit, Macr. somn. Scip. 2, 14, 13. – II) meton., der abwärts führende Weg, gew. m. Ang. wohin? durch Adv. od. durch in m. Akk., erat oppidanis difficilis et praeruptus eo descensus, Hirt. b. G.: descensus ripae utriusque in alveum trecentorum ferme passuum, der abw. führende Weg an beiden U., Liv.: labyrinthus unum in se descensum habet, Mela.

descensus [CL] 1 descent, fall. b descent (theol.). c downward direction (at table). d arrival (of guests), dismounting. 1231 de morte Ricardi ‥, quem Adam ‥ per decensum cujusdam sagitte, quam sursum traxerat, occidit Cl 552; [grave] prohibetur a ~u propter aliquid repugnans, vincens inclinacionem ejus ‥, quo amoto non impeditum descendit Duns Ord. II 68.  b ejus [Filii Dei] dicitur primo quod est in termino a quo est ~us, et iste terminus fuit celum Hales Qu. 1470.  c D. Bec. 1063 (v. 1 ascensus 1b).  d filii ‥ Israel ‥ numerentur ‥ in ~u in Egyptum S. Langton Chron. 78; frater qui ad suscipiendos hospites est deputatus, accepto rumore a famulo locutorii exterioris de hospitum decensu ibidem ‥ Cust. Westm. 80; ? 1461 (v. equester 2a). 2 (astr.): a setting. b ‘descension’. a Gilb. I 74. 1 (v. ascensus 1d).  b expectet donec eadem stella fuerit in majori suo ~u Rob. Angl. (II) 181. 3 a movement or passage downstream. b downward flow (of fluid). a in ~u ramusculorum natantium aves exterrentur Neckam NR II 125; 1255 consuetudinem Mauritannie per ascensum et decensum fluvii de Gerunda RGasc I sup. 7.  b aqua ‥ habet duos respectus‥. illa [comparatio] que est respectu ~us debetur ei in quantum est locabilis Bacon Tert. 165 (cf. (v. descendere 3a)). 4 downward slope, declivity; b (of nose). devexu[m], declibium, ~um GlC D 140; clivium, i. discensum, helde, burghsteal GlH C 1121; †957 (14c) terrarum limites: ‥ ab illo loco ad illam albam viam et tunc ad ~um obliquum [AS: on þaeet (sic) sclœde] CS 1000; 1205 terram assartatam que ‥ extendit se in decensum juxta campum de W. RChart 161b; 1337 quandam placeam ‥ vacuam una cum quodam decensu montis eidem placee contiguo Pat 426 m. 19; s1333 magnus patuit Scotis prius ~us [Plusc. IX 28: discensus], et abruptus dehinc ascensus Fordun Cont. XIII 28.  b permaneant [novicii] ‥ cooperti capuciis ‥ usque ad ~um nasi Cust. Cant. 4. 5 (mus.) descent (in pitch). quelibet dissonancia in ~u requirit consonanciam suam Hothby Contrap. FL 63. 6 descent (w. ref. to lineage or inheritance). Map NC II 23 (v. conquisitor 2a); 1236 de narratione ~us in brevi de recto ab antecessore a tempore H. regis senioris (Merton 7) StRealm I 3; 1285 inter duos clamantes per unum ~um (2 Westm. 17) Ib. 82; 1304 una cum toto jure ‥ cujuscumque ~us ‥ quorumcumque tenementorum que ad me ‥ aliquo juris gradu descendere ‥ continget Feod. Durh. 58n; 1321 in narrando nullum fecerunt ~um ab aliquo antecessorum suorum MGL II 365; 1330 (v. conquaestus a); 1333 eas tenet per ~um hereditarium LTR Mem 105 r. 58; 1337 per †discessum hereditarium Reg. Brev. Orig. 88. 7 (log.) descent (towards particulars). differentia ‥ aut sunt in recto discensu a generalissimo ad specialissima suscipientia predicationem generalissimi, et sic sunt species in predicamento; aut non, set a latere, ut differentiarum ~us et principiorum Bacon XIII 259.

1 dēscēnsus, a, um, v. descendo § 7.

2 dēscēnsŭs, (14) ūs, m. , action de descendre, descente : Varro R. 2, 5, 13 ; Sall. C. 57, 3 || descente, chemin qui descend : præruptus descensus Hirt. G. 8, 40, 4, descente en pente raide, cf. Liv. 44, 35, 17.

descensus , us. m.
下來。降。 — Facilis — averni 易落地獄。

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dēscēnsus ūs, m

• descendo, a descent, way down: quā illi descensus erat, S.: facilis descensus Averno, V.: difficilis et artae viae, L.