decrescent

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈkrɛsənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di kres′ənt)


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de•cres•cent  (di kres′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. diminishing;
    decreasing.
  2. waning, as the moon.
  • Latin dēcrēscent- (stem of dēcrēscēns), present participle of dēcrēscere to decrease; see -ent
  • 1600–10
de•cres′cence, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decrescent /dɪˈkrɛsənt/ adj
  1. (esp of the moon) decreasing; waning
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dēcrescēns growing less; see decreasedeˈcrescence n

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