degressive
adjective
de·gres·sive
di-ˈgre-siv 
ˈdē-gre-
ˈdē-gre-
: tending to descend or decrease
degressively
adverb
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Three frames from a video (below) showing a 70 kg climber ascending a 3.7 m vertical glass surface using a synthetic adhesion system with degressive load-sharing and gecko-inspired adhesives.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
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“Degressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degressive. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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