Decrease and Condensing

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• The act of increasing the density of something.
  • synonyms: condensation

verb

• Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.
  • usage: "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
  • synonyms: condense, distill, distil
• Make more concise.
  • usage: "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
  • synonyms: digest, condense, concentrate
• Remove water from.
  • usage: "condense the milk"
  • synonyms: condense
• Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.
  • usage: "The cold air condensed the steam"
  • synonyms: condense
• Become more compact or concentrated.
  • usage: "Her feelings condensed"
  • synonyms: condense
• Develop due to condensation.
  • usage: "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
  • synonyms: condense
• Compress or concentrate.
  • usage: "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
  • synonyms: condense, concentrate, contract