decrement
noun
1 decrement
The amount by which something decreases.
synonym: decrease.
Roget 195:
contraction,
reduction,
diminution;
decrease of size
etc.
36;
defalcation,
decrement;
lessening,
shrinking
etc.
v.;
compaction;
tabes†,
collapse,
emaciation,
attenuation,
tabefaction†,
consumption,
marasmus†,
atrophy;
systole,
neck,
hourglass.
condensation,
compression,
compactness;
compendium
etc.
596;
squeezing
etc.
v.;
strangulation;
corrugation;
astringency;
astringents,
sclerotics;
contractility,
compressibility;
coarctation†.
inferiority in size.
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Roget 36:
decrease,
diminution;
lessening
etc.
v.;
subtraction
etc.
38;
reduction,
abatement,
declension;
shrinking
etc.
(contraction.)
195;
coarctation†;
abridgment
etc.
(shortening)
201;
extenuation.
subsidence,
wane,
ebb,
decline;
ebbing;
descent
etc.
306;
decrement,
reflux,
depreciation;
deterioration
etc.
659;
anticlimax;
mitigation
etc.
(moderation)
174.
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Roget 40a:
decrement,
discount,
defect,
loss,
deduction;
afterglow;
eduction†;
waste.
Polish: ubytek
2 decrement
A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
synonym: decrease.
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