increment

Definitions of increment
  1. noun
    the act of increasing something
    synonyms: aanwas, accres, schaalvergroting, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
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    afname, afneming, afslag, daling, discount, korting, mindering, rabat, reductie, reductionisme, remissie, simplificatie, vereenvoudiging, verkleining, verlaging, vermindering
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
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    adjunctie, toevoeging
    the act of adding one thing to another
    aanwas, accres, stijging, toename, verhoging, vermeerdering
    increase in price or value
    dilatatie, expansie, schaalvergroting, vergroting, verhoging
    the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
    escalatie
    an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
    dilatatie, expansie
    adding information or detail
    versteviging
    the act of increasing the strength of something
    intensivering
    action that makes something stronger or more extreme
    fluoridering
    the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
    ontsluiting, verwijding
    the act of expanding an aperture
    opzetting, opzwelling
    the act of expanding by pressure from within
    geldontwaarding, inflatie, muntontwaarding
    the act of filling something with air
    expansie, extensie, proliferatie, uitbreiding, vergroting
    act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
    annotatie
    the act of adding notes
    aanvulling
    the act of supplementing
    filevorming, spelopbouw, troepenconcentratie
    the act of building up an accumulation
    annexatie, incorporatie, inlijving
    including by incorporating
    egotrip, triomfalisme
    an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
    verergering
    action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
  2. noun
    increase in price or value
    synonyms: aanwas, accres, stijging, toename, verhoging, vermeerdering
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    aanwas, accres, schaalvergroting, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    the act of increasing something
  3. noun
    a change resulting in an increase
    synonyms: aanwas, accres, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
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    terugloop
    a change downward
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    rarefactie
    a decrease in the density of something
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    afwisseling, alteratie, alternantie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  4. noun
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    synonyms: aanwas, accres, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
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    aanwas
    an increase by natural growth or addition
    verwijding
    an increase in width
    verdrievoudiging
    increase by a factor of three
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    proces
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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