English Explanatory Dictionary

decrescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
  2. Waning.
noun
  1. A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing to the viewer's right).

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɹɛsənt/

Word forms

decrescent more decrescent most decrescent decrescents

Etymology

From decressant, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).

Antonyms

increscent
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