DECRESCENT


Meaning of DECRESCENT in English

— decrescence , n.

/di kres"euhnt/ , adj.

1. diminishing; decreasing.

2. waning, as the moon.

[ 1600-10; decrescent- (s. of decrescens ), prp. of decrescere to DECREASE; see -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .