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DECREMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount by which something decreases
Synonyms:
decrease; decrement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("decrement" is a kind of...):
amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decrement"):
dip; drop; fall; free fall (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity)
shrinkage (the amount by which something shrinks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A process of becoming smaller or shorter
Synonyms:
decrease; decrement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("decrement" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decrement"):
decay; decline (a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current)
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
desensitisation; desensitization (the process of reducing sensitivity)
narrowing (a decrease in width)
slippage (a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping)
wastage (the process of wasting)
Antonym:
increment (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb decrement
