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reduction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɹəˈdak.ʃən/ (Australia)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/ (Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology

From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act, process, or result of reducing.
- With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules. 1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 18:
(countable, uncountable) The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- A 5% reduction in robberies
(countable, uncountable) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
(countable, uncountable) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
(countable, uncountable) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
(countable, uncountable) A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
(countable, uncountable) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
(countable, uncountable) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)
(countable, uncountable) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).
- closed reduction
- open reduction and internal fixation
(countable, qualifier:paying, uncountable) A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.
(countable, uncountable) The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.
- The final stage of thickness reduction (typically 90% from about 2mm to <0.2mm) is carried out by cold rolling. 2016, Gordon L. Robertson, Food Packaging Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, page 191:
(countable, historical, uncountable) A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.
- Spanish reductions in Mexico were common during the 18th century.

Forms

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Antonyms

supplement · elevation (antonym(s) of) · expansion · increase · oxidation (antonym(s) of “chemistry”) · addition (antonym(s) of) · promotion

Coordinates

arthroplasty · arthrodesis

Deriveds

reducible

Synonyms

lessening · decline (act, process, or result of reducing) · taxis · extract (amount by which something is reduced)

Translations (104)

mi ōheketanga (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · el αναγωγή (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · hi कटौती (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · mk реду́кција (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · pt redução (act, process, or result of reducing) · ka აღდგენა (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · el μείωση (act, process, or result of reducing) · pt redução (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · cs redukce (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · it riduzione (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · he רדוקציה (computability theory: a transformation of one problem into another problem) · ru сниже́ние (act, process, or result of reducing) · fi kokoon keittäminen (cooking: process of concentrating a sauce) · ka რედუქცია (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · ro reducere (act, process, or result of reducing) · de Reduktion (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · he צִמְצוּם (act, process, or result of reducing) · it taglio (act, process, or result of reducing) · no reduksjon (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · id reduksi (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · fi pelkistyminen (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · pt redução (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · fr réduction (math: rewriting an expression) · oc reduccion (act, process, or result of reducing) · el αναγωγή (math: rewriting an expression) · fi alennus (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · ka დაკლება (act, process, or result of reducing) · ja 簡約 (math: rewriting an expression) · mk намалу́вање (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · bg съкращаване (act, process, or result of reducing) · tl hitambal (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · fi sieventäminen (math: rewriting an expression) · fr réduction (computability theory: a transformation of one problem into another problem) · fr réduction (cooking: process of concentrating a sauce) · it diminuzione (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · sv neddragning (act, process, or result of reducing) · grc μείωσις (act, process, or result of reducing) · fi pelkistys (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · el ελάττωση (act, process, or result of reducing) · tl pagmaliw (math: rewriting an expression) · ka შემცირება (act, process, or result of reducing) · sv minskning (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · sv reducering (cooking: process of concentrating a sauce) · mk наместу́вање (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · fi vähennys (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · fr réduction (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · it sgravio (act, process, or result of reducing) · ga deisiú cnámh (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · arz نقص (act, process, or result of reducing) · te తగ్గింపు (act, process, or result of reducing) · de Reduzierung (act, process, or result of reducing) · af reduksie (act, process, or result of reducing) · de Reduktion (act, process, or result of reducing) · hi कटौती (act, process, or result of reducing) · bg редукция (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · es reducción (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · ka კლება (act, process, or result of reducing) · tr redüklenme (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · it riduzione (act, process, or result of reducing) · cmn 還原作用 /还原作用 (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · tl maliw (math: rewriting an expression) · sv minskning (act, process, or result of reducing) · mk намалу́вање (act, process, or result of reducing) · ru уменьше́ние (act, process, or result of reducing) · ms penurunan (math: rewriting an expression) · mn ангижралт (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · mn ᠠᠩᠭᠢᠵᠢᠷᠠᠬᠤ ᠦᠢᠯᠴᠢᠯᠡᠯ (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · mk снижу́вање (act, process, or result of reducing) · fi alentuminen (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · mn ᠠᠩᠭᠢᠵᠢᠷᠠᠯᠲᠤ (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · fr réduction (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · fi palautus (math: rewriting an expression) · it riduzione (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · cs snížení (act, process, or result of reducing) · bg намаление (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · ko 환원 (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · ja 還元 (computability theory: a transformation of one problem into another problem) · gl redución (act, process, or result of reducing) · id penyederhanaan (math: rewriting an expression) · it sgravio (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · fr réduction (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · fi vähentäminen (act, process, or result of reducing) · ar نَقْص (act, process, or result of reducing) · pt diminuição (act, process, or result of reducing) · sv reduktion (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · mk смалу́вање (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · cmn 還原 /还原 (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · sv sänkning (act, process, or result of reducing) · ja 還元 (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · de Reduktion (computability theory: a transformation of one problem into another problem) · lv pamazinājums (act, process, or result of reducing) · bg намаляване (act, process, or result of reducing) · ga laghdú (act, process, or result of reducing) · ota اكرام (act, process, or result of reducing) · es reducción (act, process, or result of reducing) · cs redukce (act, process, or result of reducing) · ru сведе́ние (act, process, or result of reducing) · bg наместване (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · fr réduction (act, process, or result of reducing) · ca reducció (act, process, or result of reducing) · ms penurunan (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced) · it riduzione (medical procedure to restore a fracture) · el μείωση (amount or rate by which something is reduced) · mn ангижрах үйлчлэл (chemistry: reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced)