increases (noun)
51compensating balance — noun a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank the compensating balance increases the effective interest… …
52dive brake — noun a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft • Syn: ↑airbrake • Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑constraint * * * noun : a retractable usually hinged flap that may be extended into the airstream to increase the aerodynamic …
53Fechner's law — noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber • Syn: ↑Weber Fechner law • Topics: ↑psychophysics • Hypernyms:… …
54haematinic — noun a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron deficiency anemia • Syn: ↑hematinic • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug * * * haematinˈic adjective …
55landing flap — noun a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing • Hypernyms: ↑flap, ↑flaps * * * noun : a flap that is mounted on the undersurface near the trailing edge of an airplane wing and that when lowered increases… …
56lymph cell — noun an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection • Syn: ↑lymphocyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑lymphocytic (for: ↑lymphocyte) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
57marginal utility — noun (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service • Topics: ↑economics, ↑economic science, ↑political economy • Hypernyms: ↑utility * * * noun …
58proportional tax — noun any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases • Hypernyms: ↑tax, ↑taxation, ↑revenue enhancement * * * noun : a tax in which the tax rate remains constant regardless of the amount of the tax base * * *… …
59runniness — noun the property of flowing easily adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer • Syn: ↑fluidity, ↑fluidness,… …
60spreading factor — noun an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids • Syn: ↑hyaluronidase, ↑Hyazyme • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for:… …
