DECRESCENT

Etymology

Adjective

decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)

Becoming gradually less; diminishing.

Waning.

Noun

decrescent (plural decrescents)

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

Antonyms

• increscent

Anagrams

• crescented

Source: Wiktionary


De*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. decrescens, p. pr. of decrescere. See Decrease.]

Definition: Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a decrescent moon.

De*cres"cent, n. (Her.)

Definition: A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister. Cussans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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