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- DictionaryRe·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"
- 2. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
: 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 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.
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.
[uncountable, countable] (chemistry) the fact of adding one or more electrons to a substance or of removing oxygen from a substance compare oxidation. a sauce made by boiling a liquid until it becomes thick. a red wine reduction. a reduction of chicken stock, wine and cream.
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.
Reduction is the act of cutting back or making smaller, like the reduction of a school budget that makes it necessary to eliminate art and music programs. 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.
(rɪdʌkʃən ) Word forms: reductions. 1. countable noun B2. When there is a reduction in something, it is made smaller. ...a future reduction in U.K. interest rates. [+ in] Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff. Synonyms: decrease, lowering, lessening, minimizing More Synonyms of reduction. 2. uncountable noun B2.
[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.
