Definition of decrement Decrement
dec•re•ment
We found 12 definitions of decrement from 7 different sources.
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What does decrement mean?
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| decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter | ||
| decrease | ||
| increment, increase, growth the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | ||
| physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" | ||
| decline, decay change toward something smaller or lower | ||
| diminution, decline the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) | ||
| desensitisation, desensitization the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen" | ||
| narrowing the act of making something narrower | ||
| slippage failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage" | ||
| decrement - the amount by which something decreases | ||
| decrease | ||
| increment, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | ||
| amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" | ||
| free fall, dip, drop, fall the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field | ||
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Wiktionary 
- decrement (Noun)
A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions. - decrement (Verb)
To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decrement (n.)
The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. - decrement (n.)
The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment. - decrement (n.)
A name given by Hauy 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. - decrement (n.)
The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decrement
dek′re-ment, n. the act or state of decreasing: the quantity lost by decrease. [L. decrementum.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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decrement
When a suspension needle which has been disturbed is oscillating the swings gradually decrease in amplitude if there is any damping, as there always is. The decrement is the ratio of the amplitude of one oscillation to the succeeding one. This ratio is the same for any successive swings.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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decrement
Is a heraldic term by which the wane of the moon is indicated. Decrescent and decours are also used in the same sense. A moon decrescent is a half-moon with her horns turned to the sinister.
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🔤- decrement, noun, singular of decrements.
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