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Webster 1913 Edition
Decrescent
De-cres′cent
,Adj.
Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing;
as, a
. decrescent
moonDe-cres′cent
,Noun.
(Her.)
A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.
Cussans.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decrescent
DECRESCENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
decrescent
decrescent
English
Adjective
decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)
- Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
- Waning.
- a decrescent moon
Noun
decrescent (plural decrescents)
Antonyms
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114