descendant

discendente

Persona che discende da qualcuno di una generazione precedente, per esempio un nipote.

In inglese semplice: Someone related to a person who lived in an earlier generation, such as their grandchild.

• She is a descendant of a famous writer.
• His descendants still live in this village.
• Do you know any descendants of the king?

Come si usa: descendant of someone (He is a descendant of the original settlers.)

Sinonimi: afterbear

Contrari: ancestor

Espressioni comuni: direct descendant, living descendant

specie discendente

Specie animale o vegetale sviluppatasi da una specie precedente nel corso di molte generazioni.

In inglese semplice: An animal or plant that developed from an earlier kind over many generations.

• This bird is a descendant of ancient reptiles.
• Scientists compared these descendants with their early ancestors.
• Are modern roses descendants of wild varieties?

Come si usa: descendant of something (This species is a descendant of an ancient fish.)

Espressioni comuni: modern descendant, evolutionary descendant

derivato

Qualcosa creato o sviluppato a partire da una cosa precedente.

In inglese semplice: Something made or developed from an earlier thing.

• This script is a descendant of an older alphabet.
• These programs are descendants of the original software.
• The language has several modern descendants.

Come si usa: descendant of something (The new design is a descendant of last year’s model.)

Sinonimi: derivative

Contrari: precursor

Espressioni comuni: direct descendant, modern descendant

discendente

Che deriva da un determinato antenato, riferito a persone, animali o piante.

In inglese semplice: Related to people, animals, or plants that come from a particular earlier family member.

• The records list the ancestor’s descendant families.
• These descendant species share features with their ancient ancestor.
• The trait appeared in several descendant generations.

Espressioni comuni: descendant generations, descendant family, descendant species

discendente

Che si muove o procede verso il basso.

In inglese semplice: Moving downward or following a downward direction.

• The diagram shows a descendant line.
• The ball followed a descendant trajectory toward the floor.
• The observer recorded the balloon’s descendant movement.

Sinonimi: descending, downward

Contrari: ascending

Espressioni comuni: descendant motion, descendant trajectory, descendant line