decrement C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈdɛkrəmənt/ UK /ˈdɛkrɪmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps Each cycle produced a small decrement in the signal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a reduction or decrease in... decreasereductiondiminutionlesseningdeclineabatement ↔ Opposites incrementincreaseadditionaugmentation Word family Derived forms decremental Related forms incrementdecrease Etymology AI details From Latin dēcrēmentum ('a decrease'), from dēcrēscere ('to grow less, diminish'), from de- ('down') plus crēscere ('to grow'). dēcrēmentum Latin dēcrēscere Latin crēscere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # decrement **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛkrəmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛkrɪmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps ## Examples - Each cycle produced a small decrement in the signal. ## Synonyms - decrease - reduction - diminution - lessening - decline - abatement ## Antonyms - increment - increase - addition - augmentation ## Derived Forms - decremental ## Related Forms - increment - decrease ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dēcrēmentum - Root: dēcrēscere - Root: crēscere ## Etymology From Latin dēcrēmentum ('a decrease'), from dēcrēscere ('to grow less, diminish'), from de- ('down') plus crēscere ('to grow'). ## AI Etymology Decrement is from Latin dēcrēmentum ('a decrease'), from dēcrēscere ('to grow less, diminish'), from de- ('down') plus crēscere ('to grow'). In present-day use, it means a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps. Derived formations include decremental. Related vocabulary includes increment and decrease. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown