decrement

Meanings

Plural: decrements

Noun

• the amount by which something decreases
• a process of becoming smaller or shorter
• A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
• The subtraction itself; decrease.

Verb

• To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

Synonyms

cut, decrease, decrement, deduction, dip, drop, extract, extraction, fall, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

Antonyms

adjunct, increase, increment, remainder

Related Words

diminution