decrescent

English

Etymology

From decressant, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman, present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈkɹɛsənt/

Adjective

decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)

1. Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
2. Waning.

   a decrescent moon

Noun

decrescent (plural decrescents)

An heraldic decrescent within a mascle.

1. (heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing right).

Antonyms

• increscent

References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114

Anagrams

• crescented

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēcrēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēcrēscō