decreasement
English
Etymology
decrease + -ment
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkɹiːsmənt/
Noun
decreasement (countable and uncountable, plural decreasements)
- (rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
- (rare) That by which something is decreased or diminished; a decrement.
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:
- ... 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:
Related terms
- increasement