increment

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- the increase in unemployment
- the growth of population
• Syn:
increase, growth
• Ant:
decrement, decrease (for: increase)
• Derivationally related forms:
grow (for: growth), increase (for: increase), incremental
• Hypernyms:
process, physical process
• Hyponyms:
accession, accretion, accumulation, multiplication, population growth,
proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, widening, broadening
2. the amount by which something increases
- they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
• Syn:
increase
• Ant:
decrease (for: increase)
• Derivationally related forms:
increase (for: increase), incremental
• Hypernyms:
amount
• Hyponyms:
amplification, gain, fare increase, price increase, raise,
rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase, boost,
boost, supplement, supplementation, tax-increase, tax boost,
tax hike, up-tick

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  increase, growth
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  decrease, decrement