descending vs southward

descending

adj
  • Moving or sloping downwards. 

  • Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. 

  • Becoming lower in pitch. 

  • Causing a sequence to follow a descending order. 

noun
  • A descent. 

southward

adj
  • Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south. 

adv
  • Towards the south; in a southerly direction. 

noun
  • The direction or area lying to the south of a place. 

How often have the words descending and southward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )