disminución

Definitions of disminución
  1. noun
    the act of decreasing something markedly
    synonyms: agotamiento, reducción
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    types:
    fuga de cerebros
    depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
    type of:
    merma
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
  2. noun
    the amount by which something decreases
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    antonyms:
    incremento
    the amount by which something increases
    types:
    baja, bajada, bajón, caída, descenso
    a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    encogimiento
    the amount by which something shrinks
    type of:
    cantidad
    the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
  3. noun
    a change downward
    synonyms: amaine, atenuación, menoscabo, rebaja, reducción
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    antonyms:
    aumento, crecimiento, incremento
    a change resulting in an increase
    types:
    encogimiento
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
    mengua
    a becoming gradually less
    contracción
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
    type of:
    cambio, modificación
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  4. noun
    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    synonyms: baja, bajada, bajar, bajón, caimiento, caída, caído, decrecimiento, depresión, despeño
  5. noun
    change toward something smaller or lower
    synonyms: caída
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    types:
    agravación, agravamiento, agudización, agudizamiento, bajón, degradación, deterioro, empeoramiento, peoría, recrudecimiento, retroceso
    process of changing to an inferior state
    reflujo
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
    pérdida
    gradual decline in amount or activity
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