Noun
decrement -
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease
increment ,
increase ,
growth the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
physical process ,
process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process" ; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
decline ,
decay change toward something smaller or lower
diminution ,
decline the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
desensitisation ,
desensitization the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
narrowing the act of making something narrower
slippage failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
decrement -
the amount by which something decreases
decrease
increment ,
increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
free fall ,
dip ,
drop ,
fall the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
