in|cre|ment

in|cre|ment
in|cre|ment «IHN kruh muhnt, IHNG-», noun.
1. an increasing or becoming greater; increase; growth: »

The Service lost not only the professor's services but all the increments of knowledge bound up with his research (Harper's).

 SYNONYM(S): accretion, augmentation.
2. an amount by which something increases: »

The wages are $80 a week with an increment of $10 for each year of service.

SYNONYM(S): addition.
3. Mathematics. a positive or negative change, usually small, in the value of a variable.
╂[< Latin incrēmentum < incrē-, stem of incrēscere increase]

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  • con|cre|ment — «KON kruh muhnt», noun. 1. a growing together. 2. = concretion. (Cf. ↑concretion) ╂[< Latin concrēmentum a growing together < concrēscere; see etym. under concrete (Cf. ↑concrete)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|cre|ment — «EHKS kruh muhnt», noun. waste matter that is discharged from the body, especially from the bowels. ╂[< Latin excrēmentum < stem of excrētus; see etym. under excrete (Cf. ↑excrete)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… …   English syllables

  • ex·cre·ment — /ˈɛkskrəmənt/ noun [noncount] formal : solid waste passed out of the body : ↑feces …   Useful english dictionary

  • in·cre·ment — …   Useful english dictionary

  • ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… …   English syllables

  • concrement — con·cre·ment …   English syllables

  • excrement — ex·cre·ment …   English syllables

  • increment — in·cre·ment …   English syllables

  • ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… …   English syllables

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