increase

  • 31increase — [14] The crease element in increase (which occurs also, of course, in its antonym decrease) means ‘grow’. It comes from Latin crēscere ‘grow’ (source of English crescent), which combined with the prefix in to produce incrēscere ‘grow in, grow on’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32increase — [14] The crease element in increase (which occurs also, of course, in its antonym decrease) means ‘grow’. It comes from Latin crēscere ‘grow’ (source of English crescent), which combined with the prefix in to produce incrēscere ‘grow in, grow on’ …

    Word origins

  • 33increase — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become greater in size, amount, etc., or more numerous. 2 intr. advance (in quality, attainment, etc.). 3 tr. intensify (a quality). n. 1 the act or process of becoming greater or more numerous; growth,… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34increase — Synonyms and related words: accession, accessory, accompaniment, accretion, accrue, accumulate, add to, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjunction, adjuvant, advance, affixation, agent provocateur,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35increase — in•crease v. [[t]ɪnˈkris[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɪn kris[/t]] v. creased, creas•ing, n. 1) to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment: to increase one s knowledge[/ex] 2) to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality 3) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36increase — didėjimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. increase vok. Anstieg, m rus. нарастание, n; повышение, n pranc. accroissement, m; élévation, f …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 37increase — prieaugis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. increase; increment vok. Inkrement, n; Zunahme, f; Zuwachs, m rus. приращение, n; прирост, m pranc. accroissement, m; incrément, m ryšiai: sinonimas – inkrementas …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 38increase — prieaugis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. increase; increment vok. Zunahme, f; Zuwachs, m rus. приращение, n; прирост, m pranc. accroissement, m; incrément, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 39increase — prieaugis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvulio ar paukščio masės padidėjimas. atitikmenys: angl. gain; increase; increment vok. Zunahme, f; Zusatz, m; Zuwachs, m rus. прирост, m …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 40increase — augimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žmogaus ontogenezės tarpsnis, kai asimiliacijos vyksmai (maisto medžiagų sintezė, perėmimas) nustelbia disimiliacijos vyksmus (medžiagų skilimą, pašalinimą) ir dėl to didėja kūno… …

    Sporto terminų žodynas