increasing — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. On the increase.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Termini più specifici

   ever-increasing

   Esempi

   steadily increasing demand

   Altri esempi (1)

   The world’s environmental crises are an increasing concern in international politics. Deforestation of the Amazon was high on the agenda of this week’s G7 meeting in Biarritz, France. In September, world leaders will gather in New York for a climate action summit.

Sostantivo

1. An increase.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Now begin the increasings for the chest by making 2 stitches in the fourth stitch; repeat this, increasing in every fourth row, but 1 stitch further each time, so as to form a slanting line, the same as a dress-pleat.

Aggettivo

1. becoming greater or larger

   Contrari

   decreasing

   Esempi

   increasing prices

2. (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

   Contrari

   decreasing