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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

decrescent

/dih-kres-uhnt/US // dɪˈkrɛs ənt //UK // (dɪˈkrɛsənt) //

递减,下降,衰退期,下降的

Related Words

lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少abating缓和,减轻,减缓,缓解ebbing衰减,衰减期,衰减的declinatory递减的,递减式的,下降的,递减式

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : diminishing; decreasing.
    • : waning, as the moon.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inwaning
Synonyms
abating缓和,减轻,减缓,缓解ebbing衰减,衰减期,衰减的lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少declinatory递减的,递减式的,下降的,递减式

Examples

  • Ensigned on the top as before all betwixt a decrescent and a star in fess or.

  • It had now a different sound, as there is a different note in the ascending and decrescent song of the lark.

  • The clock was striking two, as they reached Tom quad, and the decrescent moon to contradict him was already above the roofs.

  • The word neap is derived from the Saxon; it signifies low, decrescent, 120 and is used only of the tide.

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