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- Okänd accent:
- IPA: /ɪnˈkriːs/
- IPA: /ˈɪn.ˌkris/
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Definitioner
Verb
- (intransitive, of a quantity) To become larger.
- (transitive) To make (a quantity) larger.
- To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
- (astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
Substantiv
- An amount by which a quantity is increased.
- For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
- (knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
Exempel
- The waters increased and bare up the ark.
- The heavens forbid / But that our loves and comforts should increase, / Even as our days do grow!
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
- Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.
- The Moon increases.
- Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
- The number of wild animals in that forest has increased.
- Antalet vilda djur i den där skogen har ökat.
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