increment

/หˆษชล‹kษนษชmnฬฉt/

IPA: /IH1 N K R AH0 M AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    The action of increasing or becoming greater.

  2. 2

    The waxing of the moon.

  3. 3

    The amount of increase.

  4. 4

    An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, [...] think on these things."

  5. 5

    The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.

  6. 6

    (grammar) A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.

verb
  1. 1

    To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.

Antonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/increment