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becomes (respectirely) aS MuCH IOWEF OT RCATET) DESCENI in ean. Vid. Discent.
1oche FTorizon.
DEPRESSOR, vel Deprimens Duricularum, 2
FIOles, Vaules, and FTollom Places made by un
Musele or che Par, in Beasto, servins ro depress derminins che Cround, as chsn  C
Or lec talI Thé FaF.
DEPRESSOR Fabii Inferioris; IVS disticulE 10
vert vay: 10 chal d
decermine, wherhee chis De one orty or tvo disgins into the Farth OE the Covert may in form
Nuseles: It Iying Berreen the Depressores Labio-
rum Communes, DONeRES CHAE PAFE OFChC lOWVet TaW
called rhe Chin, and ascendins vich a direct and
transverle order ofche Fibres, is inserred into ihc
necher L ip, in depressns oE which ix curns iE OuE
Wvardss
Ot a Trench, oF wrtich che upper pare is corered
wich Madriers or Clays apairis Fies 1o lecure ihe
Passase inco ctie Moat.
DESCKNT of Feary Bodies: It a Body delcena
From A by ies proper Crarier, ic will come to ele
DEPRESSOR Cabiorum, is a Musele rhat ariles Centre S in che lame rime as another such like
Aechy From the lorrer Edge of che Inserior Ta- Body by iis Rerolurion Mall describe ihe Oua.
Bone lacerally, and alcends directiys 10 is Inter dratiE AD F.. Princ. Phys. Mach. lib. 2. prop. 38.
riores dE the Angle oF the Lips: This Wwich itS
Pariner, and the Duadrati acting, express a lOr-
rosul Councenance in drawino domn tHe COrHEKS
oF the Mouth and ChcekS.
OEPRESSOR Oculi; is a Muscle ot che Ere,
rhich arises from the profoundest part oF the or
bit, atid passes directly ro us Inserrion co che op.
Police parr ot che Globe oF che FyC.
DEPRIMENS, Or Humilis, onc oF the AraiehE
Muscles, wtrich move che Clobe oE che Fye; its
usc is to pull ic donrards.
DEPRIVATTON, is a bercavinque or caking 2
way, a5 Wtien a Bishop, ParION, VICaF, OE PrC.
bene, is deprived, or deposed trom his Preterment.
For any maerer in Fact, or in Law; a5 il a Schil-
maticke, or meer Lay.man, be presenred, admir-
ced, insticuced, and inducted; chis is eood cause
et Deprivation.
DEP LEL os a Squadron or Batallion, is cheNum
Der OF Men chac are in File; Which OE a Squa
dron is chrec, and of a Barralion Benerally siX
phence comes ic chac We lay a Baccalion is draWr
UD 5 dcep Or 6 decp
DEPDRATTOHI, is che cleansine ot any BOd
srom is exeremencicious DrePS, Or more BIOIS
PATES.
DE quibus sur clsset, 15 2 Weir oL FHery: Sec
Fit Zh. Nat. Brev. Fol. 19Y.
DERAIOHE Or Dereine, (in L av) sienities, ihC
proot. ot a chins Wvhich one denies to be done b)
himels, and che Adverlary acirms ir, defearine and
contoundins che APerrion oF his Adverlarr, and
C0r. 1.
Le 1024 ECC LeSid OE 29 Ll ae 20
hewing ic co be wichour and against Realon or ehe Action ot Graviry beine continual, in everz
Probabilier.
DESCANL, I MHICR, signisies ThC ANE O
Compotins in several Paris, and is chreetold, viz. tame Space ot Fime received trom che sir A Pou
Plain, Leurate, and Double.
Pram Deseant, is the Cround. ork or Founda.
tion of Nusical Composrion, and consists altoze.
cher in che ordinary placinq ofmany Concords.
Fieurate Or Fioria Descant, is that wwherein Dil
cords are concernd, a5 WveIl (choueh nor so much
a5 Concords; and may vell betermed che Orna
mene or Rherorical parr oF Musick, in regard chat
in ehis are ineroduced aIL che Varieries OF POInES
Fieures, Syncopes, diversiries of Measures, and
whacloever else is capable ot adornins ihe COm.
Posicion.
Double Descant, is etien che ParES Are (0 COn
crived, chac che Freble may be made che Bass, dies, are proporrionare roche cimes ot ihsis falls
and on ihe concrary, ihe Bass che Treble.
DESCEHLS, IN FOTEIHCaTION, LSMIMC MC
DESCENT inco ihe Moat or Ditch, is 2 deex
Wheretore absractine from rhe Rehsance ot
cue Medium, aIt Bodies must necds descend e
qualu lvitr, and come ro the Cente ont e
lade Fleiptir ac che lame rime, dd  Laet lo 
by Experimene erue.
An Fleary Body let Fall trom any Feiphe neal
he Surtace oF our Farrh, descends in a Second ot
DESCENSTON Oblique: Sec Obligue enOn.
DESCLNSTONRIchE: Sec Right scension.
roposition Lo
Ihe Velociries os descendine heavs Bodies ate
Proporrionate 10 che Times trom che beginnine
et cheir Falls. This Follows (Paich che Learned
CapE. Falley, Philos. Transact. N. 179) becaule
Space OE Time, che Follorine Body receires a
nem impulse, equal ro what ic had betore in che
er; v. er. In the Ars Second oF Time, a Body
harh acquired a Velociey, which in thac Time
vould carry ic ro a cerrain distance; suppole 32
FoOc2 Inches; and evere chere no ne Force, il
vould continue ro descend at rhac rare wich an
Lquable Motion: Bur in che next Second ot Time
the Pame Pover ot Gravity conrinually actine
chereon superades à new Velociry equal 1o chefor.
mer, (o chat at the end ot uvo Seconds, cheVelo
city is double co whrac ir Was at the end of Mhe
Arst; and atrer rhe lame manner may ic be pro
ved ro be criple ac the end ot che chird Second,
and (0 on; vohieretore che Velocities os fabbins BB.
L F. D.
iutict dubtanceo aie disert a B3 deicent oc aoron.
vacdo.
DESCENSORIOM, a Chymical Furnace in