Decrease (verb)
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Decrease (verb)
To make (a quantity) smaller.
Decrease (noun)
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
“One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years. File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg”
Decrease (noun)
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Increase (verb)
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
“His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.”
Increase (verb)
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
Increase (verb)
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
Increase (verb)
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
“The Moon increases.”
Increase (noun)
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Increase (noun)
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Increase (noun)
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).