decrement

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈdɛkrəmənt/ UK /ˈdɛkrɪmənt/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps

Each cycle produced a small decrement in the signal.

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1 noun · a reduction or decrease in... decrease reduction diminution lessening decline abatement

Opposites

increment increase addition augmentation

Word family

Derived forms decremental

Related forms increment decrease

Etymology

From Latin dēcrēmentum ('a decrease'), from dēcrēscere ('to grow less, diminish'), from de- ('down') plus crēscere ('to grow').

dēcrēmentum Latin dēcrēscere Latin crēscere Latin

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# decrement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**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

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