The difference between Decrease and Lowering

When used as nouns, decrease means an amount by which a quantity is decreased, whereas lowering means ..

Decrease is also verb with the meaning: of a quantity, to become smaller.

Lowering is also adjective with the meaning: dark and menacing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Decrease and Lowering

  1. Decrease as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

  2. Decrease as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity) smaller.

  1. Decrease as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

    Examples:

    "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.'' [[File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg]]"

  2. Decrease as a noun (knitting):

    A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See .

  1. Lowering as an adjective (of sky or environment):

    Dark and menacing.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: gloomy threatening"

  2. Lowering as an adjective:

    That lowers or frowns.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: frowning scowling gloomy sullglowering"

  3. Lowering as an adjective:

    Lurking, skulking, menacing.

  4. Lowering as an adjective (obsolete):

    Turbid.

  1. Lowering as a noun:

    .

  1. Lowering as a verb:

  1. Lowering as a noun:

    The act of something being lowered.

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