dec|re|ment

dec|re|ment
dec|re|ment «DEHK ruh muhnt», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a growing gradually less; slow loss; decrease. SYNONYM(S): diminution.
2. the amount lost by growing gradually less.
3. Mathematics. the amount by which the value of a variable decreases.
–v.t.
to show a decrease in or on: »

Apart from becoming one of the main instruments to identify us electronically to the banking system, they [bank cards] may also be used as a sort of portable bank account. In this case it will be the card itself, not the account held at the bank's computer centre, which is decremented as we make our payments (New Scientist).

╂[< Latin dēcrēmentum < dēcrēscere; see etym. at decrease (Cf. ↑decrease). Compare etym. at increment. (Cf. ↑increment)]

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  • decrement — dec·re·ment …   English syllables

  • decrement — dec•re•ment [[t]ˈdɛk rə mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction 2) the amount lost by reduction 3) math. Math. a negative increment • Etymology: 1475–85; < L dēcrēmentum=dēcrē(scere) to decrease+ mentum ment dec… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Decrement — Dec re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See {Decrease}.] 1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. [1913 Webster] Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. Ford. [1913 Webster] Rocks, mountains, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Equal decrement of life — Decrement Dec re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See {Decrease}.] 1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. [1913 Webster] Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. Ford. [1913 Webster] Rocks,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decrement — 1. Decrease. 2. Decrease in conduction velocity at a particular point; a result of altered properties at that point. SEE ALSO: decremental conduction. [L. decrementum, fr. decresco, to decrease] * * * dec·re·ment (dekґrə mənt) [L.… …   Medical dictionary

  • decorament — dec·o·ra·ment …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

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