Crossword clues for decrement
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decrement \Dec"re*ment\, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See Decrease.]
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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 suffer a continual decrement.
--Woodward. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment.
(Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced.
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(Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished. Equal decrement of life.
The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given large number of persons, all being now of the same age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.
The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of those dying in a year to those living through the year is constant, being independent of the age of the persons.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Latin decrementum "diminution," from stem of decrescere (see decrease).
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.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Decrement may refer to:
- Decrement table
- Logarithmic decrement
- Increment and decrement operators
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.