shrinking

English Thesaurus

1. the act of becoming less (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down,
definition	:	the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	miniaturisation, miniaturization,
definition	:	act of making on a greatly reduced scale (noun.act)

2. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

hypernym	:	decrease, drop-off, lessening,
definition	:	a change downward (noun.event)

hyponym	:	compression, condensation, contraction,
definition	:	the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)

3. the act of becoming less (noun.act)

derivation	:	shrink, shrivel,
definition	:	decrease in size, range, or extent (verb.change)

4. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

derivation	:	contract, shrink,
definition	:	become smaller or draw together (verb.change)

derivation	:	reduce, shrink,
definition	:	reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)

5. the act of becoming less (noun.act)

derivation	:	shrink, shrivel,
definition	:	decrease in size, range, or extent (verb.change)

6. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

derivation	:	contract, shrink,
definition	:	become smaller or draw together (verb.change)

derivation	:	reduce, shrink,
definition	:	reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)