Category:Decrescent

De*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. decrescens, p. pr. of decrescere. See Decrease.]

Defn: Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a decrescent moon.

decrescent De*cres"cent, n. (Her.)

Defn: A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister. Cussans.