decrease
IPA: dɪkrˈis
noun
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
verb
- (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
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Examples of "decrease" in Sentences
- The volume of the oil decreases.
- They also decrease the porosity.
- A decrease is called a decrement.
- The amount of the ration is decreased.
- It decreases the readability of the article.
- In the troposphere, temperature decreases with altitude.
- It decreases hematocrit and disturbances in coagulation.
- With the decrease in employment, the earnings for nurses also decreased.
- The most pronounced decrease in ozone has been in the lower stratosphere.
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