steady decrease
1steady decrease — constant fall, constant decrease …
2decrease — n. 1) a gradual; sharp; steady decrease 2) a decrease in 3) on the decrease (crime is on the decrease) * * * [v diːkr iːs] sharp steady decrease a gradual a decrease in on the decrease (crime is on the decrease) …
3decrease — ▪ I. decrease de‧crease 2 [ˈdiːkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable] the process of reducing something, or the amount by which it reduces: decrease in • The government announced a 25% decrease in the price of fuel. decrease of • Industrial… …
4decrease — de|crease1 [dıˈkri:s] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: decreistre, from Latin decrescere, from crescere to grow ] to become less or go down to a lower level, or to make something do this →↑reduce ≠ ↑increase ▪ Average house… …
5decrease — I UK [diːˈkriːs] / US [dɪˈkrɪs] verb Word forms decrease : present tense I/you/we/they decrease he/she/it decreases present participle decreasing past tense decreased past participle decreased ** Other ways of saying decrease: be/go/come down to… …
6decrease — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, drastic, great, large, marked, sharp, significant, substantial ▪ There has been a sharp decrease in pollution sinc …
7steady — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Steady is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nerve {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not moving or shaking VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ …
8steady decline — gradual decrease that takes time, tendency to decrease …
9List of countries by Human Development Index — World map by quartiles of Human Development Index in 2011 …
10Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
