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decreasement

UK/dɪˈkɹiːsmənt/

decreasement noun: the action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.

Noun

decreasement (countable and uncountable, plural decreasements)

  1. (rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
  2. (rare) That by which something is decreased or diminished; a decrement.
    • ... diminishing the velocity with decreasements like to the increasements acquired in the descent1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2

Forms of decreasement

pluraldecreasements

Origin of decreasement

From decrease + -ment.

Questions about decreasement

What does decreasement mean?
Decreasement means the action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
What part of speech is decreasement?
Decreasement is a noun.
How do you pronounce decreasement?
Decreasement is pronounced /dɪˈkɹiːsmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of decreasement?
The plural of decreasement is decreasements.

Words near decreasement in the dictionary

  1. decreams
  2. decreasable
  3. decrease
  4. decreased
  5. decreaseless
  6. decreasement
  7. decreasements
  8. decreaser
  9. decreasers
  10. decreases
  11. decreasest

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