adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
v
(transitive, obsolete) To reduce in size or magnitude; to diminish.
n
A gradual diminishing of strength.
n
The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
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(economics) An economic law observing that as incomes rise, people eat fewer calorie-dense starchy staple foods and more nutrient-dense meats, oils, sweeteners, fruits, and vegetables.
n
(economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.
n
A slowing manoeuvre of this kind.
v
(intransitive) To go slower.
adv
In a way that declines, slopes downward or decreases.
adj
Believing in or tending towards declinism.
n
(rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
n
One who, or that which, decreases.
adj
Pertaining to a decrement
n
The act or process of decrementing.
n
Abbreviation of decrescendo. [(music) An instruction to play gradually more softly.]
v
(music) To gradually become quieter
adj
Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
n
Alternative form of decurrence [The act of running down; a lapse.]
adj
Running down; decurrent.
adj
Running downward; decurrent.
n
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
n
A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population
n
(rare) Deterioration, decline, reduction.
n
(chiefly archaic) Rare spelling of diminution. [A lessening, decrease or reduction.]
n
(countable) The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
n
Gradual decline in the quality and robustness of democracy.
n
The decline in value of assets.
v
(intransitive) To become unstable.
v
(intransitive) To become unstable.
v
(transitive) To reduce emphasis.
adj
(now rare) That seems to die away; languishing.
v
(intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
n
One who, or that which, diminishes something.
n
(idiomatic) A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.
adv
In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.
n
(metaphoric) The gradual dying away of something.
adj
Indicating or causing diminution.
n
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
n
(statistics) A correction to account for attenuation
n
Reduction from a better to a worse state.
n
Negative propulsion; reduction in propulsion; deceleration.
v
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
adj
(botany) Tending or serving to draw apart.
n
A period of a cycle where something is decreasing or deteriorating.
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
n
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
n
(medicine) The gradual reduction of a dose accompanied by observation of effects, usually and especially to arrive at an optimal dose.
n
The process by which something is downweighted.
n
Momentary loss of an electronic signal.
n
The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.
adj
declining; growing less
n
Obscurity, decline, downfall.
v
(transitive, obsolete, rare) Render lenient or less severe.
n
The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.
n
(New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date
n
A decrease where the rate of decrease is proportional to the amount remaining.
n
Obsolete spelling of extenuation [The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.]
adj
Of a quality or thing: lessened, weakened.
n
(obsolete) The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this.
v
To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly.
n
An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
n
A gradual disappearance or fading away.
n
The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
adj
Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.
n
A lessening; diminution; decrease.
n
(economics, social sciences, of a society or nation) A cessation of development or progress despite intense inner competition.
v
(intransitive) To become lank or lanky; grow thin.
n
(economics) In economics, the theory there is a general decrease in the utility of a product, as more units of it are consumed.
n
The tendency for a continuing effort toward a particular goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain amount of success has been achieved.
n
A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
v
(archaic) To make lithe, soften; to ease, mitigate
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To be emotionally softened or touched.
v
(intransitive) To fade or wane
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become mild or milder.
adj
lessened, reduced, diminished
v
(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
adj
(idiomatic) in a period of decrease or decline
v
(intransitive) To become insignificant.
adj
(pathology, archaic) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.
adv
(music) Losing strength or momentum.
n
(business) A gradual, deliberate reduction in the quality of manufactured goods in order to increase profit margins.
adv
While receding or moving away.
n
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
adj
Causing the physical reduction or diminution of something.
n
(music) The release following musical tension.
adv
In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away
v
(transitive, regional) To level out, smooth, or flatten.
v
(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
n
A deceleration; a slowing down.
n
The process of becoming soft.
n
The act by which something subsides.
adj
Wasting away, declining.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
adj
Becoming less thick, dense, or numerous
n
Synonym of Troxler effect
n
Synonym of Troxler effect
v
(transitive) To make uneven.
n
A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.
n
(obsolete) The wane of the Moon.
adj
Becoming weaker or smaller.
adv
While waning or diminishing.
n
(obsolete) The wane of the moon.
n
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
v
To alternate; to increase and diminish in turn.
n
An instance or process of loss of strength.
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