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