decrescent
English
Etymology
From decressant, from Anglo-Norman, present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈkɹɛsənt/
Adjective
decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)
- Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
- Waning.
- a decrescent moon
Noun
decrescent (plural decrescents)
![](Images/wiktionary/Red_Crystal_with_Crescent.svg.png.webp)
An heraldic decrescent within a mascle.
- (heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing right).
Antonyms
- increscent
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114
Anagrams
- crescented
Latin
Verb
dēcrēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of dēcrēscō