increment
Meaning of increment
- an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
all sizes from 4–30 mm in 1 mm increments
verb
cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).
late Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere ‘grow’ (see increase).
Information about increment
- The plural form of increment is: increments.
- Languages in which increment is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of increment
in-cre-ment
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- increment is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
increment synonyms
Meaning increase:
Meaning a person or thing added or joined:
Meaning an increase in wealth or resources:
Meaning the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount:
Meaning a thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it:
Meaning an item of additional material added at the end of a book or other publication:
Meaning a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part:
Meaning growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter:
Meaning the accumulation or increase of something over time, especially payments or benefits:
Meaning the action or state of enlarging or being enlarged:
Meaning an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent:
Meaning a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement:
Meaning a forward movement:
Meaning a long walk or walking tour:
increment antonyms
Meaning the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Translation of increment
- French: augmentation
- Spanish: aumento, incremento, aumentar
- Italian: incremento, aumento, aumentare, incrementare
- Portuguese: aumento, acrescentamento, incremento
- German: Zunahme, Zuwachs, Erhöhung, Steigerung
Words that rhyme with increment
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