decreasing

décroissant, en baisse

Dont la taille, le nombre ou la quantité devient plus faible.

En anglais simple : Becoming smaller in size, number, or amount.

• We face decreasing demand.
• The birds have a decreasing population.
• List the numbers in decreasing order.

Synonymes : falling, declining, shrinking

Contraires : increasing

Expressions courantes : decreasing numbers, decreasing demand, decreasing order

diminution, baisse

Changement par lequel un nombre, une quantité ou une taille devient plus faible.

En anglais simple : A change that makes a number, amount, or size smaller.

• The decreasing of volume was gradual.
• A steady decreasing of the flow followed.
• The decreasing of these values took several hours.

Comment l'utiliser : the decreasing of something (The decreasing of pressure continued throughout the experiment.)

Synonymes : decrease, reduction, decline

Contraires : increase

Expressions courantes : decreasing of something, gradual decreasing