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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdecremental
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dekɾemenˈtal
"Se aplicó un ajuste decremental en el presupuesto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by, relating to, or proceeding by decreases or step-by-step reductions.
"The company implemented a decremental budgeting strategy to trim operational costs over the fiscal year." - 2
Progressively diminishing in size, value, or quantity.
"Physicists observed a decremental wave pattern as the energy dissipated through the medium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'decrementum' meaning a decrease, stemming from 'decrescere' (to decrease), combining the prefix de- (down, away) with crescere (to grow). The English adjectival suffix -al was added in the 19th century to denote relation to or characterization by reduction or diminution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decremental" is said worldwide
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décrémentiel
Transliteration: dekʁəmɑ̃sjɛl
"L'approche décrémentielle a permis de réduire les dépenses publiques."
dekremental
Transliteration: dekʁɛmɛnˈtaːl
"Das dekremental Verfahren führt zu schrittweisen Kürzungen."
decrementale
Transliteration: dekremenˈtale
"La progressione decrementale ha mostrato risultati interessanti."
decremental
Transliteration: dekɾemenˈtal
"Se aplicó un ajuste decremental en el presupuesto."
decrementhal
Transliteration: dekɾemẽˈtaw
Script: decremental
"A escala decremental foi utilizada no experimento."
घटता हुआ
Transliteration: ghatata hua
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बजट में घटता हुआ प्रावधान किया गया है।"
递减的
Transliteration: dìjiàn de
Script: 中文汉字
"企业采取了递减的成本控制策略。"
체감하는
Transliteration: chegamhaneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"예산 편성에 체감식 접근법이 적용되었습니다."
漸減の
Transliteration: zangen no
Script: 日本語
"プロジェクトは漸減的なアプローチを採用しました。"
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