What does deminuendo in music and spanish mean?

In music, diminuendo is a gradual decrease in volume. It is the opposite of crescendo. Diminuendo is notated by the symbols < or dim.

In Spanish, "diminuendo" also means "decreasing" or "diminishing." It can be used in a variety of contexts, not just music. For example, you could say "El número de estudiantes en la clase está disminuyendo" ("The number of students in the class is diminishing").