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rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) sette ned, redusere2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) slanke seg, ta av3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) slå sønder og sammen, knuse; redusere•- reductionredusereverb \/rɪˈdjuːs\/1) redusere, nedsette, senke, svekke, (for)minske, redusere størrelsen på, begrense, innskrenke, skjære nedi en svært svekket\/nedsatt tilstand2) bringe til, hensette, hensette i en tilstand, forvandle (til), tvinge (til å gjøre noe)3) reduseres, minskes, forringes4) innordne, klassifisere5) degradere, flytte ned6) ( matematikk) redusere, forkorte, forenkle7) nedkjempe, beseire, kue, slå ned, legge under seg8) ( medisin) sette sammen9) (kjemi, matlaging) redusere10) ( mineralogi) konsentrere, smelte11) fortynneon a reduced scale i forminsket målestokkreduce in strenght svekke styrken, redusere styrkenreduce one's weight slanke seg, gå ned i vektreduce to bringe til, forvandle tillegge i\/forvandle til askevære henvist til tigging, drives til å tiggereduce to despair gjøre fortvilet, bringe til fortvilelsereduce to misery styrte ut i elendighetreduce to order få orden i, få orden påreduce to subjection\/submission tvinge til underkastelse, tvinge i kne
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Reduction — Re*duc tion (r[ e]*d[u^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]duction, L. reductio. See {Reduce}.] 1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reduction ascending — Reduction Re*duc tion (r[ e]*d[u^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]duction, L. reductio. See {Reduce}.] 1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reduction descending — Reduction Re*duc tion (r[ e]*d[u^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]duction, L. reductio. See {Reduce}.] 1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scale (map) — The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant… … Wikipedia
scale-down — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: scale (VI) + down : a reduction according to a fixed ratio a scale down of debts II. adjective : characterized by a reduction according to a fixed r … Useful english dictionary
scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… … Useful english dictionary
reduction — reductional, adj. /ri duk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of reducing or the state of being reduced. 2. the amount by which something is reduced or diminished. 3. a form produced by reducing; a copy on a smaller scale. 4. Cell Biol. meiosis, esp. the… … Universalium
scale — scale1 noun 1》 each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. ↘each of numerous microscopic tile like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. ↘a rudimentary leaf, feather, or… … English new terms dictionary
Reduction drive — A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears.Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds,… … Wikipedia
scale down — verb 1. reduce proportionally The model is scaled down • Ant: ↑scale up • Hypernyms: ↑rescale, ↑proportion • Entailment: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reduction — re•duc•tion [[t]rɪˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) cv the act or process of reducing, or the state of being reduced 2) the amount by which something is reduced 3) a form produced by reducing; a copy on a smaller scale 4) cbl Biol. meiosis, esp. the first… … From formal English to slang