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Example sentences for "decreasing"

Lexicographically close words:
decoying; decoys; decrease; decreased; decreases; decree; decreed; decreeing; decrees; decreet
  1. The loads were successively applied in decreasing order of magnitude.

  2. It thus appears that there is an undoubted decrease in specific gravity on repeated heating and cooling as described up to one hundred coolings, the specific gravity decreasing as much as 1.

  3. But S cannot be increased without correspondingly decreasing T, nor can T be increased without correspondingly decreasing S.

  4. To obviate this difficulty the surface should be got up to bear all over, thus greatly increasing its bearing area and proportionately decreasing its wear.

  5. B C, and so on, the spacing decreasing from tooth A to tooth a.

  6. Thus, if the groove is a semicircle of the same radius as is the belt when new, the stretch of the belt as it wears decreasing its diameter, it will then touch only on the bottom of the groove.

  7. The revolving spindle is hollow in order to receive rods of any length, and is operated by bevel-wheels as shown, so as to increase the driving power of the spindle by decreasing its speed of rotation.

  8. It may be concentrated, as it were, by decreasing the amount of its motion.

  9. Data are not sufficient to show whether this small population of thick-billed murres is decreasing at the same rate as the common murre.

  10. This inhibition occurs in two ways: • By decreasing light penetration of the water column.

  11. Sea Ice Reduces Primary Productivity in the Water Column Ice inhibits phytoplankton blooms in the water column, thus decreasing the biological productivity of ice-covered waters.

  12. This discharge, however, is not a single movement of electricity in one direction but an oscillatory motion with gradually decreasing amplitude.

  13. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older.

  14. Presumably it must be through some cause decreasing the number of their enemies.

  15. Our vertical field of control may then be represented by a series of oscillations of gradually decreasing magnitude until finally all power to ascend is gone.

  16. I can think of about five different things I could remove from them without greatly decreasing their utility.

  17. I abandoned my gun and stood sideways, thus decreasing the possible area of danger.

  18. When a naked fire is used, the still should be deep and narrow, by which means the bottom will be better protected by the gradually decreasing quantity of water towards the end of the process, and empyreuma prevented.

  19. The number of births is constantly decreasing in France, in spite of the fact that the number of marriages is increasing.

  20. We were now approaching Vermilion, the banks of the river constantly decreasing in height as we descended, until they became quite low.

  21. The tracking became better for a time, the lofty benches decreasing in height as we ascended.

  22. Aware of the danger and impending fate of her inexperienced offspring, she swam rapidly around it in decreasing circles, evincing the utmost uneasiness and anxiety; but her parental admonitions were unheeded, and it met its fate.

  23. But, indeed, they were a rapidly-decreasing body, and every day his pride was galled by the news of some fresh defection.

  24. A steadily decreasing vitality appeared to be the only symptom--a bodily weakness which left the mind unclouded.

  25. Inclined planes, gradually decreasing in height, cut out of inch mahogany, with a groove at the top to carry an ordinary marble.

  26. These are similar in character to those produced by bad adjustment of the brushes, but are distinguished from the latter by their not decreasing in violence when the brushes are rotated towards the neutral plane.

  27. Decreasing the field strength of a motor increases its speed, while increasing the field strength decreases the speed.

  28. If the difference be slight, it may be readily compensated by means of the hand regulator increasing or decreasing the pressures of the machines, as the load varies.

  29. By moving the lever S, to the left or right, the current will flow through one or more sections of the field winding, thus decreasing or increasing the ampere turns and thereby providing means of regulation.

  30. In such case, an increase of load will weaken the fields and allow more current to flow through the armature without decreasing the speed of the armature, as would be necessary in a shunt motor.

  31. The authorities finally hit upon the scheme of decreasing the excitement by inducing about 300 colored men to go to jail for security after they had been assured that their wives and children would be protected.

  32. This growing temperance was exhibited, too, in the decreasing fondness for dress and finery.

  33. A collection of such papers as are found in the office of his Majesties papers and records for business of state for the preventing and decreasing of the plague in and about London.

  34. Endorsed "An abstract of such orders as have been heretofore for the preventing and decreasing of the plague in and about London.

  35. The problem of decreasing the cost of living has been given far more attention abroad than it has in this country, owing to the much greater density of population in the principal nations of Europe.

  36. One great factor in this change has been the decreasing cost of electricity.

  37. By shaking up two liquids which do not mix we split them up into a large number of different portions, and so greatly increase the area of the surface of separation, besides decreasing the thicknesses of the various portions.

  38. This fault may be amended by decreasing the intension, which we do by eliminating the reference to the equality of the sides.

  39. Here we have increased the extension by decreasing the intension.

  40. This range, which had been gradually decreasing in height from the lagoon, above which it rose perpendicularly, might almost be said to terminate here.

  41. Its banks, too, were lofty, and showed no evidence of decreasing in height, so as to occasion an overflow of them, as had been the case with the Macquarie.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "decreasing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    declining; deliquescent; diminishing; dwindling; languishing; lessening; reductive; subsiding; waning