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decrement

/dek-ruh-muhnt/US // ˈdɛk rə mənt //UK // (ˈdɛkrɪmənt) //

递减,递减法,递减数,递减量

Related Words

decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低curtailment缩减,缩减开支,削减,缩水subtraction减法,乘法,缩减,缩减法diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少slowdown减缓,放缓,慢下来,慢下来了diminishment减损,缩减,减弱,减少

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
    • : the amount lost by reduction.
    • : Mathematics. a negative increment.
    • : Physics. the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundecrease
Synonyms
abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻curtailment缩减,缩减开支,削减,缩水cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低slowdown减缓,放缓,慢下来,慢下来了subtraction减法,乘法,缩减,缩减法diminishment减损,缩减,减弱,减少

Examples

  • See an admirable statement of the three forms of decrement, in Hay, Trait de Minralogie, vol.

  • The decrement in the capacity of the grooves follows the proportion of 15 to 11.

  • It is perfectly intelligible that a progressive fatigue and decrement of the magnitude of contraction must ensue.

  • Evolution is the decrement of this difference between the purely formal and the actual.

  • Yet no intellect is able to perceive in any given lifetime the actual decrement of this angle.

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