| 单词 | decrement |
| 释义 | decrement[ dek-ruh-muhnt ] / ˈdɛk rə mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decrement ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction. the amount lost by reduction. Mathematics. a negative increment. Physics. the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations. Origin of decrement1475–85; <Latin dēcrēmentum, equivalent to dēcrē(tus) (see decrease) + -mentum-ment OTHER WORDS FROM decrementdec·re·men·tal [dek-ruh-men-tl], /ˌdɛk rəˈmɛn tl/, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for decrementdecrement / (ˈdɛkrɪmənt) / nounthe act of decreasing; diminution maths a negative increment physics a measure of the damping of an oscillator, expressed by the ratio of the amplitude of a cycle to its amplitude after one period (of spectra) a sequence of related spectrum lines decaying in intensity, e.g. Balmer decay Word Origin for decrementC17: from Latin dēcrēmentum, from dēcrescere to decrease Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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