English Explanatory Dictionary

decreasing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. On the decrease.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of decrease
noun
  1. A decrease.

Pronunciation

/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-decreasing.wav

Word forms

decreasing decreasings

Etymology

From decrease + -ing (participial suffix).

Antonyms

increasing

Derived words

decreasing function decreasingly monotonic decreasing non-decreasing nondecreasing strictly decreasing strictly decreasing function
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