narrowing vs decrement
decrement vs narrowingnarrowing and decrement both are nouns.
narrowing is an adjective but decrement is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| narrowing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| decrement | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
decrement is a hypernym of
narrowing; that is, decrement is a
word with a broader meaning than narrowing:
- narrowing: a decrease in width
- decrement: a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Other hypernyms of narrowing include
decrease.
| narrowing (noun) | decrement (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of making something narrower | the amount by which something decreases |
| an instance of becoming narrow | a process of becoming smaller or shorter |
| a decrease in width |
| narrowing (adjective) | decrement (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | |
| becoming gradually narrower |
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