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- Dictionaryreduction/rɪˈdʌkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: "talks on arms reduction" Similar Opposite
- 2. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
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the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.: a reduction in traffic. huge price reductions. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of getting smaller or becoming less. decrease There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.
1. : the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced. 2. a. : something made by reducing. b. : the amount by which something is reduced. 3. [Spanish reducción, from Latin reduction-, reductio] : a South American Indian settlement directed by Jesuit missionaries. 4. : meiosis sense 2.
noun. the act or process or an instance of reducing. the state or condition of being reduced. the amount by which something is reduced. a form of an original resulting from a reducing process, such as a copy on a smaller scale. a simplified form, such as an orchestral score arranged for piano. maths.
The process of reducing something is reduction, or making it smaller. You can talk about a reduction of sugar in someone's diet or a reduction of prices at your favorite shoe store. In math, reduction means bringing fractions to their lowest common denominators.
Reduction is the act of making something smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. ...a new strategic arms reduction agreement. Synonyms: cut , cutting , trimming , pruning More Synonyms of reduction
reduction. [countable, uncountable] an act of making something less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller. Some staff received wage rises, while others experienced a reduction. reduction in something This year has seen a 33% reduction in the number of hospital beds available.
n. 1. The act or process of reducing. 2. The result of reducing: a reduction in absenteeism. 3. The amount by which something is lessened or diminished: a reduction of 12 percent in violent crime. 4. A sauce that has been thickened or concentrated by boiling. 5.
[uncountable, countable] (chemistry) the fact of adding one or more electrons to a substance, or of removing oxygen from a substance. See reduction in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: reduction. Definition of reduction noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Reduction definition, the act of reducing or the state of being reduced. See more.
the act of reducing something: She refused to accept a reduction in wages. price reductions. the process of adding one or more electrons to a substance or removing oxygen from a substance. (Definition of reduction from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
