decreasement

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UK/dɪˈkɹiːsmənt/

noun

The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.

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Meanings

noundecreasement (countable and uncountable, plural decreasements)

plural decreasements

  1. countablerareuncountableThe action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
  2. countablerareuncountableThat by which something is decreased or diminished; a decrement.

    ... diminishing the velocity with decreasements like to the increasements acquired in the descent

    1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2

Origin

From decrease + -ment.

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APA

decreasement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasement

MLA

“decreasement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decreasement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasement.

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