descending

1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down. 2. To slope, extend, or incline downward. 3. To come from an ancestor or ancestry. 4. To come down from a source; derive. 5. To pass by inheritance. 6. To lower oneself. 7. To proceed or progress downward, as in rank, pitch, or scale. 8. To arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner.