descent vs forward stroke

descent

noun
  • An instance of descending; act of coming down. 

  • A particular extension of the idea of gluing. 

  • A falling upon or invasion. 

  • A sloping passage or incline. 

  • A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. 

  • Lineage or hereditary derivation. 

  • A way down. 

forward stroke

noun
  • Synonym of forward slash. 

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