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The amount by which something decreases
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decrement
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease ] [ant: increase ] a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease ] [ant: increase , increase ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Latin decrementum "diminution," from stem of decrescere (see decrease ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Decrement may refer to: Decrement table Logarithmic decrement Increment and decrement operators
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decrement \Dec"re*ment\, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See Decrease .] The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford. Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the earth ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions. vb. To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
Usage examples of decrement.
The Day passes, the night deepens, the Absence of the Axmen is felt at Ear-drums and Elbow-joints, as in the sleeplessness attending Watch and Watch, as the Days of their Westering, even the most obtuse of the Company can see, are rapidly decremented, as in a game of Darts, to Zero, waiting moment upon moment the last fatal Double.
The controlled energy decrements are utilized to assemble molecules, to transport substances within cells, to transport products across cell membranes, as in secretion and neurotransmission, to provide mo.
The translucent timer superimposed over Antarctica decremented below two minutes.
The timer still floating over Antarctica decremented toward the next mission milestone.
But now he watched the clock with fierce interest as the digits in the tank decremented themselves.
Repetitive stimulation of the sensory nerve resulted in a steady decrement in the motor neuron response.
Under the law of decrements, each battle leaves us worse off than before.