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    Re·duc·tion
    /rəˈdəkSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: "talks on arms reduction" Similar depletioncutcuttingcutbackOpposite promotion
    • 2. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
  2. The meaning of REDUCTION is the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced. How to use reduction in a sentence.

  3. the process of making something less in price, size, amount, etc., or the fact of it becoming less: a reduction in sth The cutbacks have required a 10% reduction in staff numbers. Policyholders will be preparing themselves for further reductions in bonuses on maturing policies.

  4. the process of making something less in price, size, amount, etc., or the fact of it becoming less: a reduction in sth The cutbacks have required a 10% reduction in staff numbers. Policyholders will be preparing themselves for further reductions in bonuses on maturing policies.

  5. 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.

  6. REDUCTION meaning: 1 : the act of making something smaller in size, amount, number, etc. the act of reducing something; 2 : an amount by which something is reduced.

  7. A chemical reaction in which an atom or ion gains electrons, thus undergoing a decrease in valence. If an iron atom having a valence of +3 gains an electron, the valence decreases to +2. Compare oxidation. reduction. Any chemical reaction in which the atoms in a material take on electrons.

  8. 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.

  9. [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.

  10. 4 days ago · Reduction is the act of making something smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.

  11. reduction meaning, definition, what is reduction: a decrease in the size, price, or amount...: Learn more.

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