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There are 25 different meanings of Descent.

Descent Disambiguation
Homophone
11 products, approx. 87 pages
Homophone:
Ancestry
5 products, approx. 38 pages
Ancestry summary and related information.
Genealogy
6 products, approx. 35 pages
Genealogy (from Greek: γενεα, genea, "family"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the study and tracing of families. Modern genealogical research is a complex process that involves more than affixing a collection of names to a pedigree chart....
Phylogenetics
10 products, approx. 23 pages
In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: phyle = tribe, race and genetikos = relative to birth, from genesis = birth) is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e.g., species, populations). Also known as phylogenetic...
Descent II
1 product, approx. 16 pages
Descent³, the sequel to Descent II which featured a new game engine with graphical techniques like portal rendering, procedural texturing and advanced lighting. It was the final game in the series.
Descent: FreeSpace — The Great War
1 product, approx. 14 pages
Descent: FreeSpace — The Great War, a computer game developed by Volition Inc, one of the succeeding developers after Parallax split up. "Descent" was used mainly for naming purposes as "FreeSpace" was trademarked, and despite the initial planned storyline crossover, has nothing to do with the Descent 6DOF series.
Descent (font)
4 products, approx. 13 pages
Descent (font), the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in typography
Kinship and descent
2 products, approx. 10 pages
Kinship and descent, one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology
Common descent
1 product, approx. 6 pages
Common descent, concept in evolutionary biology
The Descent
1 product, approx. 5 pages
The Descent, a horror film
Descent: Journeys in the Dark
1 product, approx. 4 pages
Descent: Journeys in the Dark, a board game released by Fantasy Flight Games in 2005
Pedigree
4 products, approx. 4 pages
Pedigree can refer to: Pedigree (animal) Pedigree chart, used by genealogists to record ancestry Pedigree Petfoods, a company that manufactures pet food Marston's Pedigree, an English ale The Pedigree is the name of the finishing move used by...
Descent (category theory)
1 product, approx. 3 pages
Descent (category theory), a very general idea in mathematics, extending the intuitive idea of 'gluing' in topology
Descent (TNG episode)
1 product, approx. 3 pages
"Descent" (TNG episode), a two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Descent (Stargate SG-1)
1 product, approx. 3 pages
"Descent" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
Descent (The Outer Limits)
1 product, approx. 2 pages
"Descent" (The Outer Limits), the name of an episode of the science fiction TV seriesThe Outer Limits
The Descent (novel)
1 product, approx. 2 pages
The Descent (novel), a novel by author Jeff Long
Heritage
1 product, approx. 1 pages
Heritage summary and related information.
Descent (aircraft)
1 product, approx. 1 pages
Descent (aircraft), the decrease of an aircraft in altitude during flight
Dissent
3 products, approx. 1 pages
Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to an idea (eg. a government's policies) or an entity (eg. an individual or political party which supports such policies). The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus (when all or...
Heritage
1 product, approx. 1 pages
Heritage (disambiguation)
Tree diagram
3 products, approx. 1 pages
Tree diagram (disambiguation)
Descent (2007 film)
1 product, approx. 0 pages
Descent, a thriller film starring Rosario Dawson
Descent (2005 film)
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Descent, a television film on the Sci-Fi Channel
Descent (computer game), the first game in a series of a 3D first-person shooter computer games developed by Parallax Software and Outrage Entertainment, best known for introducing 6DOF movement.



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