Descent 38325 225683844 2008-07-14T21:56:13Z 24.186.236.113 {{wiktionary|descent}} '''Descent''' may refer to: *[[Genealogy]] ** [[Common descent]], concept in evolutionary biology ** [[Kinship and descent]], one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology **[[Pedigree]] **[[Ancestry]] **[[Heritage]] (disambiguation) **[[Phylogenetics]] **[[Tree diagram]] (disambiguation) * [[Descent (aircraft)]], the decrease of an aircraft in altitude during flight * [[Descent (font)]], the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in typography *[[Mathematics]] ** [[Infinite_descent|Infinite descent (number theory)]], a method going back to Fermat to solve Diophantine equations ** [[Descent (category theory)]], an idea extending the notion of 'gluing' in topology ;As a proper name In '''film''': * ''[[The Descent]]'', a 2005 horror film * ''[[The Descent 2]]'', the upcoming sequel to the 2005 film * [[Descent (2007 film)|''Descent'' (2007 film)]], a thriller starring Rosario Dawson * [[Descent (2005 film)|''Descent'' (2007 film)]], a television film on the Sci-Fi Channel In '''gaming''': * [[Descent (computer game)|''Descent'' (computer game)]], first in a series from Parallax Software and Outrage Entertainment :* ''[[Descent II]]'', sequel to ''Descent'' :* ''[[Descent³]]'', sequel to ''Descent II'' * ''[[Descent: FreeSpace — The Great War]]'', a computer game by Volition Inc * ''[[Descent: Journeys in the Dark]]'', a 2005 board game by Fantasy Flight Games In '''literature''': * [[The Descent (novel)|''The Descent'' (novel)]], by Jeff Long In '''television''': * [[Descent (The Outer Limits)|"Descent" (''The Outer Limits'')]], an episode of the science fiction television series ''The Outer Limits'' * [[Descent (Stargate SG-1)|"Descent" (''Stargate SG-1'')]], an episode of the science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * [[Descent (TNG episode)|"Descent" (''TNG'' episode)]], a two-part episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' '''[[Homophone]]''': * [[Dissent]] {{disambig}} [[fr:Descent]] [[ru:Descent (значения)]]