decrescentadj.n.

/dɪˈkrɛsənt/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s decressant.

Etymology: < Latin dēcrēscent-em, present participle of dēcrēscĕre to decrease v.: see -ent suffix. For the earlier spelling, compare crescent n.

A. adj.

Decreasing, growing gradually less. Chiefly of the moon: Waning, in her decrement; in Heraldry represented with the horns towards the sinister side. In Botany applied to organs which decrease gradually from the base upwards.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [adjective] > waning (moon)

decrescent1610

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

shrinking?a1400

welkinga1400

moderativec1487

thinning1551

wanzing1571

decreasing1591

restricting1606

lessening1611

waning1632

assuaging1651

limiting1656

mitigating1749

diminishing1793

decrescent1811

shrivelling1849

dropping1894

scanting1916

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [adjective] > waning

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1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iii. 92 He beareth Gules, a Moone Decressant, or in her state of Decrement proper.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) i. 30 Then draw the Decrescent Lunular, or Separatrix.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Decrement The Moon looking to the left Side of the Escutcheon, is always supposed to be decressant.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 167 A dozen specimens, which presented a decrescent progression, with regard to the size of the grain.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 34 Between the increscent and decrescent moon.

B. n.

The moon in her decrement or wane: used in Heraldry as a bearing. (Opposed to increscent.)

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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > waning moon

decrescent1616

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [noun] > the moon in its various forms

crescent1486

increscent1572

complement1610

decrement1610

increment1610

decrescent1616

plenitude1863

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Decressant, the Moone in the last quarter.

?1623 O. Felltham Resolues xxviii. 88 Thus while he sinnes, he is a Decressant; when he repents, a Cressant.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2674/4 A Cross Moline between 2 Increscents and 2 Decrescents.

1851 J. B. Hume Glenfinlas in Poems 162 The wan decrescent's slanting beams.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	decrescent
释义	decrescentadj.n. /dɪˈkrɛsənt/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s decressant. Etymology: < Latin dēcrēscent-em, present participle of dēcrēscĕre to decrease v.: see -ent suffix. For the earlier spelling, compare crescent n. A. adj. Decreasing, growing gradually less. Chiefly of the moon: Waning, in her decrement; in Heraldry represented with the horns towards the sinister side. In Botany applied to organs which decrease gradually from the base upwards. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [adjective] > waning (moon) decrescent1610 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] shrinking?a1400 welkinga1400 moderativec1487 thinning1551 wanzing1571 decreasing1591 restricting1606 lessening1611 waning1632 assuaging1651 limiting1656 mitigating1749 diminishing1793 decrescent1811 shrivelling1849 dropping1894 scanting1916 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [adjective] > waning waningc1000 cave1670 wanal1693 decrescent1872 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iii. 92 He beareth Gules, a Moone Decressant, or in her state of Decrement proper. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) i. 30 Then draw the Decrescent Lunular, or Separatrix. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Decrement The Moon looking to the left Side of the Escutcheon, is always supposed to be decressant. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 167 A dozen specimens, which presented a decrescent progression, with regard to the size of the grain. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 34 Between the increscent and decrescent moon. B. n. The moon in her decrement or wane: used in Heraldry as a bearing. (Opposed to increscent.) ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [noun] > waning moon decrescent1616 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of heavenly bodies or phenomena > [noun] > the moon in its various forms crescent1486 increscent1572 complement1610 decrement1610 increment1610 decrescent1616 plenitude1863 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Decressant, the Moone in the last quarter. ?1623 O. Felltham Resolues xxviii. 88 Thus while he sinnes, he is a Decressant; when he repents, a Cressant. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2674/4 A Cross Moline between 2 Increscents and 2 Decrescents. 1851 J. B. Hume Glenfinlas in Poems 162 The wan decrescent's slanting beams. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1610
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