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2005 film
First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick
First_Descent
American non-profit organization
founded First Descents in 2001. First Descents has served around 10,000 young adult survivors at over 1,000 programs nationwide. First Descents has been recognized
First_Descents
2005 film directed by Neil Marshall
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid
The_Descent
1996 video game
Descent II is a 1996 first-person shooter game developed by Parallax Software and first published for MS-DOS by Interplay Productions. A version for the
Descent_II
Optimization algorithm
Gradient descent is a method for unconstrained mathematical optimization. It is a first-order iterative algorithm for minimizing a differentiable multivariate
Gradient_descent
1995 first-person shooter game
Descent is a first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995 for MS-DOS, and later for Macintosh
Descent_(video_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
Descent (video game), first in a series from Interplay Entertainment and Parallax Software Descent II, sequel to Descent Descent 3, sequel to Descent
Descent
French snowboarder and mountaineer (1979–2002)
a descent of 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) with passages of more than a 50-degree incline. At the end of the season, he made the first snowboard descent of
Marco_Siffredi
Sethian Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
text describes three descents using the voice of Barbelo in first person. The voice is the source of life, knowledge, and the first thought. The voice is
Trimorphic_Protennoia
1999 video game
Descent 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Outrage Entertainment and published by Interplay Entertainment. It was originally released
Descent_3
Climber and skier
Face sponsored athlete. One of Morrison's first accomplishments with Hilaree Nelson was a first ski descent of Papsura, a 6,000 m peak in the Himalaya
Jim_Morrison_(mountaineer)
Characteristic of a group of organisms with a common ancestor
Common descent is a concept in evolutionary biology applicable when one species is the ancestor of two or more species later in time. According to modern
Common_descent
2016 biographical survival drama
Last Descent is a 2016 American religious biographical survival drama film co-written, directed, shot, and edited by Isaac Halasima, and is his first feature-length
The_Last_Descent
Earth's highest mountain
Lhakpa Sherpa becomes first Nepali woman to summit Everest and survive. 2000: First descent by ski by Davo Karničar 2001: First descent by snowboard by Marco
Mount_Everest
Family lineage system
Bilateral descent is a system of family lineage in which the relatives on the mother's side and father's side are equally important for emotional ties
Bilateral_descent
Metaheuristic method for optimization problems
completely. As this may be time-consuming, an alternative is to use the first descent heuristic. Vectors x i ∈ N ( x ) {\displaystyle x^{i}\in N(x)} are then
Variable_neighborhood_search
American skier
equipment manufacturers and a global fan base. Bill Briggs also made first descents of other mountains in the Teton Range, including Middle Teton, South
Bill_Briggs_(skier)
Christ's triumphant descent into the underworld
"the descent of Christ into Hell" or "Hades") is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ
Harrowing_of_Hell
Mountain in United States of America
descent: Kristen Ulmer, 1997 First male Telemark descent: Rick Wyatt, 1982[citation needed] First female Telemark descent: A.J. Cargill, 2004 First male
Grand_Teton
Book by Jeff Long
The Descent is a 1999 science fiction/horror novel by American author Jeff Long. It describes the discovery and exploration of an extensive labyrinth
The_Descent_(novel)
Short story by Edgar Allan Poe
"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and
A_Descent_into_the_Maelström
1871 book by Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The_Descent_of_Man,_and_Selection_in_Relation_to_Sex
Web of human social relationships
number of related concepts and terms in the study of kinship, such as descent, descent group, lineage, affinity/affine, consanguinity/cognate and fictive
Kinship
Genealogical kinship and descent
A royal descent is a genealogical line of descent from a past or present monarch. It is also typically known as having royal blood. Both geneticists and
Royal_descent
Street in Kyiv
Andriivskyi Descent or Saint Andrew's Descent (Ukrainian: Андріївський узвіз, romanized: Andriivs′kyi uzviz) is a historic descent connecting Kyiv's Upper
Andriivskyi_Descent
Concept in machine learning
Double descent in statistics and machine learning is the phenomenon where a model's error rate on the test set initially decreases with the number of
Double_descent
2026 studio album by Immolation
Descent is the twelfth studio album by the American death metal band Immolation, released on April 10, 2026, through Nuclear Blast Records. On January
Descent_(Immolation_album)
Statement and poem by Martin Niemöller
Niemöller made pejorative remarks about Jews, while protecting those of Jewish descent who had been baptised in his own church, but were persecuted by the Nazis
First_They_Came
1937 novel written by Charles Williams
Descent Into Hell is a 1937 novel written by Charles Williams. Williams is less well known than his fellow Inklings, such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R.
Descent_into_Hell_(novel)
Slaves of First Nation descent in Canada
Panis was a term used for slaves of the First Nations descent in Canada, a region of New France. First Nation slaves were generally called Panis (anglicized
Panis_(slaves)
Royal genealogy of the United Kingdom
Scottish monarchs List of British monarchs Numeral as King of England The first six people in the line of succession are noted here because they must obtain
Family tree of the British royal family
Family_tree_of_the_British_royal_family
Notable records on mountains over 8000m
the sport of extreme skiing. The first descents can be traced to the 1970s. 1970: Yuichiro Miura (Japan) made the first ski tracks above 8000m in preparation
List of ski descents of eight-thousanders
List_of_ski_descents_of_eight-thousanders
1999 single by Fear Factory
album Hatefiles. Descent (edit) 4:04 The Finnish/American/Belgian band Meridian Dawn covered the song which appears on their first self release The Mixtape
Descent_(song)
UK caving magazine
Descent magazine is a bi-monthly British and Irish full-colour print magazine dedicated to caving. It has been in print since 1969, first as a small format
Descent_(magazine)
Concept in mathematics
as gradient descent and multiplicative weights. Mirror descent was originally proposed by Nemirovski and Yudin in 1983. In gradient descent with the sequence
Mirror_descent
English heavy metal band
elements using turntables as well as predominant keyboards. Silent Descent released their first EP in 2005, which differed from the band's current sound. In
Silent_Descent
2025 EP by Enterprise Earth
Descent into Madness is the third EP by American deathcore band Enterprise Earth, released independently on January 30, 2025. It is the band's first release
Descent_into_Madness
2009 film by Jon Harris
The Descent Part 2 is a 2009 British adventure horror film and sequel to the 2005 horror film The Descent. It was directed by Jon Harris from a screenplay
The_Descent_Part_2
Form of skiing on especially steep slopes
made the first descents of slopes in the Swiss, French and Italian Alps that were previously considered impossible. Saudan's 'first descent' in America was
Extreme_skiing
1990 studio album by Samhain
Final Descent is the third and final studio album by American deathrock band Samhain, first released in 1990, more than three years after lead singer
Final_Descent_(album)
2019 Indian crime film
Line of Descent is a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut). The film stars Ronit Roy, Neeraj
Line_of_Descent
Descent in Kyiv, Ukraine
/ 50.458814; 30.523319 Borychiv Descent (Ukrainian: Боричів узвіз, translit.: Borychiv uzviz) is a historic descent in the historical and merchant quarter
Borychiv_Descent
American-born Canadian author
engagements. Three of Withers's books are Junior Library Guild selections: First Descent (2011), Andreo's Race (2015), and Mountain Runaways (2022). Breathless
Pam_Withers
English explorer
an English explorer and adventurer best known for leading the world first descent of the Essequibo River in Guyana, South America. She appeared on the
Laura_Bingham
2010 video game
Dark Descent is a 2010 survival horror adventure game developed and published by the Swedish game development studio Frictional Games. It was first released
Amnesia:_The_Dark_Descent
Character central to the Virgen Blanca Festivities
always carrying an umbrella. Celedón's descent was invented in 1957 by a group of Vitorians. They created the descent of Celedón, a metaphor for the peasants
Celedón
2013 studio album by Killswitch Engage
in its first week, it also topped both the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart and the Top Rock Albums Chart. The band embarked on the Disarm the Descent World
Disarm_the_Descent
First Nation government in Yukon, Canada
remained in Moosehide: four Hän, two Peel River Gwich'in, and one of mixed descent. Significant changes also affected the Hän relatives in Alaska. In May
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Trʼondëk_Hwëchʼin_First_Nation
Deepest known point of Earth's seabed
of 1872–1876 first located it, and HMS Challenger II, whose expedition of 1950–1952 established its record-setting depth. The first descent by any vehicle
Challenger_Deep
Swiss alpine skier (1936–2024)
first ascent of high and difficult peaks but he was famous for accumulating 23 first descents, which included 18 of the most known difficult descents
Sylvain_Saudan
1992 book-length poem by Alice Notley
Sumerian poem "The Descent of Inanna", which also features a female protagonist. The journey of the protagonist is related in the first-person narrative
The_Descent_of_Alette
American Thoroughbred racehorse
Turbulent Descent (foaled March 25, 2008 in Ocala, Florida) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. She established herself as a premier sprinter
Turbulent_Descent
2010 third-person shooter video game
team leaves the lair. A New NEVEC Black Ops team known as 'Task Force First Descent' are sent to infiltrate Central City to seize an experimental superweapon
Lost_Planet_2
1176 Lombard League victory over Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
Alexander III, the Lombard League. The battle ended the fifth and last descent into Italy of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who after the defeat tried
Battle_of_Legnano
2005 board game
Descent: Journeys in the Dark is a two to five player high fantasy dungeon crawl published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2005. Descent was designed and produced
Descent:_Journeys_in_the_Dark
Steep-sided canyon carved by the Stikine River in British Columbia, Canada
have been numerous successful descents made by expert whitewater paddlers since the first attempt in 1981. Since it was first attempted, the Grand Canyon
Grand_Canyon_of_the_Stikine
2017 studio album by Protomartyr
Relatives in Descent is the fourth studio album by American post-punk band Protomartyr released on 29 September 2017. Their first to be released through
Relatives_in_Descent
Sumerian myth
The Descent of Inanna into the Underworld (or, in its Akkadian version, Descent of Ishtar into the Underworld) or Angalta ("From the Great Sky") is a
Descent of Inanna into the Underworld
Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
2005 EP by Silent Descent
Silent Descent. It was released on 11 February 2005. The EP was Silent Descent's first release and stylistically bears little resemblance to the group's later
Silent_Descent_(EP)
This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees who are of Asian descent. This list is current as of the 98th Academy Awards. The Academy Award for
List of Academy Award winners and nominees of Asian descent
List_of_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees_of_Asian_descent
British Armed Forces course
out their balloon descent and their first aircraft descent by the end of the first week at Brize Norton. The rest of their descents are carried out during
Basic_Parachute_Course
2007 film by Talia Lugacy
Descent is a 2007 American rape-and-revenge thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and produced by and starring Rosario Dawson. The plot centers on Maya
Descent_(2007_film)
In genealogy and wills, one's lineal descendants
descent Primogeniture – Inheritance by the eldest, usually male, child Royal bastard – Child of a reigning monarch born out of wedlock Royal descent –
Issue_(genealogy)
Optimization algorithm
Stochastic gradient descent (often abbreviated SGD) is an iterative method for optimizing an objective function with suitable smoothness properties (e
Stochastic_gradient_descent
This is a list of ski descents in North America which are notable as first descents or otherwise. It includes a number of ski descents covered in Fifty Classic
List of ski descents in North America
List_of_ski_descents_in_North_America
Continuous descent approach (CDA), also known as optimized profile descent (OPD), is a method by which aircraft approach airports prior to landing. CDAs
Continuous_descent_approach
Fastest curve descent without friction
βράχιστος χρόνος (brákhistos khrónos) 'shortest time'), or curve of fastest descent, is the one lying on the plane between a point A and a lower point B, where
Brachistochrone_curve
Top-down parser utilizing recursion
In computer science, a recursive descent parser is a kind of top-down parser built from a set of mutually recursive procedures (or a non-recursive equivalent)
Recursive_descent_parser
1978) was an American whitewater pioneer, best known for his solo first descent of Turnback Canyon on the Alsek River. Blackadar was a surgeon by profession
Walt_Blackadar
Dying without leaving a will
jurisdictions, the law of intestacy is patterned after the common law of descent. Property goes first or in major part to a spouse, then to children and their descendants;
Intestacy
American mountaineer (1958–1998)
22, 1998. She and her husband, Sergei Arsentiev, both died during the descent. Her body was visible to climbers until 2007, when it was moved from view
Francys_Arsentiev
Index of articles associated with the same name
The Descent from the Cross may refer to one of several paintings by Peter Paul Rubens: The Descent from the Cross (Rubens, 1600–1602), Siegerland-Museum
The Descent from the Cross (Rubens)
The_Descent_from_the_Cross_(Rubens)
Apollo Lunar Module rocket engine
The descent propulsion system (DPS — pronounced 'dips'[pronunciation?]) or lunar module descent engine (LMDE), internal designation VTR-10, is a variable-throttle
Descent_propulsion_system
Planned video game
was branded as Descent: Underground (later just Descent) under license from and intended as a prequel to the 1995 video game Descent. The game was temporarily
Ships_That_Fight_Underground
Saddleback horse
Descent was a bucking horse who was specialized in saddle bronc riding and competed in the Rodeo Cowboys Association. He is a six-time Bucking Horse of
Descent_(horse)
Ethnic group
higher socioeconomic levels, resembling Latin American cities of European descent such as Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Conversely, regions like Amazonas
Venezuelans of European descent
Venezuelans_of_European_descent
American actress (born 1958)
Episcopalians and conservative Republicans. She is of mostly German and English descent. The youngest of four children, she has an older sister Jane, and two older
Annette_Bening
Highest mountain in North America
Smith Isherwood. 1972: First descent on skis down the sheer southwest face, by Sylvain Saudan, "Skier of the Impossible". 1976: First solo ascent of the Cassin
Denali
1971 novel by Doris Lessing
Briefing for a Descent into Hell is a psychological novel by British novelist Doris Lessing. It was first published in 1971 and shortlisted for that year's
Briefing for a Descent into Hell
Briefing_for_a_Descent_into_Hell
2013 horror novel by Rick Yancey
The Final Descent is a horror novel by Rick Yancey, the fourth and final book in a series that he inaugurated in 2009 with The Monstrumologist (UK title
The_Final_Descent
White water event in Western Australia
in August of every year. The first Avon Descent was held in 1973. The event was filmed by the second year. The descents are regularly photographed at
Avon_Descent
Indian explorer
conducted for the National Institute of Water Sports, Goa, India. Leader of first descent expeditions on the Nubra, Shyok, Ravi and Beas rivers in India. Leader
Ajeet_Bajaj
1972 book by Elaine Morgan
proposed in 1960 by marine biologist Alister Hardy. It is Morgan's first book. The Descent of Woman states that female apes raised their young without help
The_Descent_of_Woman
German ski mountaineer
reached the summit. The planned ski descent failed due to bad weather, but Stitzinger successfully made the first ski descent of nearby Tukuche Peak (6920 m)
Luis_Stitzinger
1978 WWII board wargame
Descent on Crete is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates the German airborne invasion of Crete during
Descent_on_Crete
The Descent of Mary (Γεννα Μαριας or "Genna Marias", sometimes the birth or offspring of Mary) is a second century work of the New Testament apocrypha
Descent_of_Mary
1998 video game
Descent to Undermountain is a role-playing video game developed and published by Interplay. It was released in 1998 for MS-DOS and Windows. Based on the
Descent_to_Undermountain
Blood relative in the direct line of descent
person's direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition
Lineal_descendant
The descent of the Holnicote estate in Somerset, England, is as follows: The Domesday Book of 1086 records HONECOTE as held in-chief from King William
Descent_of_Holnicote
1914–1918 global conflict
Niall (2006). The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 978-1-59420-100-4. Finestone
World_War_I
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
the command module; and the Lunar Module (LM), which had two stages—a descent stage with a large engine and fuel tanks for landing on the Moon, and a
Apollo_11
Technique from algebraic geometry
Faithfully flat descent or flat descent is a technique from algebraic geometry, allowing one to draw conclusions about objects on the target of a faithfully
Faithfully_flat_descent
Tracing of kinship through the male line
Israelites because their father is Israel (Jacob). In the first lines of the New Testament, the descent of Jesus Christ is counted through the male lineage
Patrilineality
Proofs of the SpaceX booster's reusability
Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests were a series of controlled-descent flight tests conducted by SpaceX between 2013 and 2016. Since 2017, the first stage
Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests
Falcon_9_first-stage_landing_tests
Rebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)
records of other Jews bearing the nomen "Flavius", possibly indicating descent from freed captives. Rome itself experienced a significant influx of Jewish
First_Jewish–Roman_War
Ethnic group in Japan
Japanese by descent, was controversial. Jim Bowie (born 1965), baseball player of African-American descent Sentoryū Henri (born 1969), first sumo wrestler
Black_Japanese
Colombian motorcycle racer (born 2006)
in the Moto2 World Championship. Colombian by maternal descent and Spanish by paternal descent, he represents Colombia internationally. Born in Spain
David_Alonso
Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps
Ten years later, Marco Siffredi made the second-ever descent of Nant Blanc, and the first descent on a snowboard. The North Face would not be descended
Aiguille_Verte
Improvement of the coordinate descent algorithm
Adaptive coordinate descent is an improvement of the coordinate descent algorithm to non-separable optimization by the use of adaptive encoding. The adaptive
Adaptive_coordinate_descent
New Zealand rugby union player
attended Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth and is of Samoan descent. He is named after Morné du Plessis, former captain of the Springboks.
Du'Plessis_Kirifi
FIRST DESCENT
FIRST DESCENT
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
First
Girl/Female
Biblical
First-born, first fruits.
Biblical
first begotten; first fruits
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
First
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
First.
Boy/Male
Tamil
First
Girl/Female
Indian
First
Girl/Female
Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
First
Boy/Male
Muslim
First
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
First
Boy/Male
Tamil
First
Girl/Female
Tamil
First
Girl/Female
Hindu
First
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
First
Boy/Male
Indian
First
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
First
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
First
Girl/Female
British, English
First; Always First
Girl/Female
Latin
First.
Boy/Male
English
From the Thicket of Trees
FIRST DESCENT
FIRST DESCENT
Female
English
Pet form of English Winifred, WINNIE means "holy reconciliation."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese
Derivative of Imani; Faith; Freeman; Associated to Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Muslim
A person who gives the honor, Respect
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Timeless; Chief of a Tribe; Supreme Being
Boy/Male
Celtic American Welsh Gaelic
From the valley.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Curly
Boy/Male
Sikh
Illuminated, infused lamp, Bright future
Girl/Female
Indian
More than Sky
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : Anglicized form of French Giles. This is believed to be a Huguenot name.
FIRST DESCENT
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adv.
In the first place; first in order.
adv.
Beforehand; first.
v. t.
To gripe with the fist.
a.
First; chief.
v. t.
To strike with the fist.
a.
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
n.
First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
adv.
Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
a.
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.
adv.
First.
n. pl.
First fruits.
a.
Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent.
a.
First-formed.
n.
A first game; first plan.
a.
Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
a.
First.
a.
Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.
n.
The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.