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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   reduction

   • IPA[rəˈdəkSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size；the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price

   • noun: reduction, plural noun: reductions

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size talks on arms reduction there had been a reduction in the number of casualties 同義詞 depletion, cut, cutting, cutback, scaling down, ... 更多trimming, slimming (down), pruning, axing, chopping, curtailment, limiting, easing, lightening, moderation, dilution, mitigation, commuting, qualification, alleviation, relaxation, abatement, demotion, downgrading, lowering, abasement, humbling, demeaning, belittling, humiliation, bringing low反義詞 promotion
   • ▪ the amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price special reductions on knitwear 同義詞 lessening, lowering, decrease, diminution, minimizing, ... 更多discount, markdown, deduction, (price) cut, pullback, concession, allowance, informalslash反義詞 increase, enlargement, increase
   • ▪ the simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis the reduction of classical genetics to molecular biology
   • ▪ the process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms.
   • ▪ the halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis.
   • 2. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount.
   • ▪ an arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers.
   • ▪ a thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling.
   • ▪ a copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original.
   • 3. the action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position we must see if the fracture requires reduction
   • 4. the process or result of reducing or being reduced the reaction is limited to reduction to the hydrocarbon
   • 5. substitution of a sound which requires less muscular effort to articulate the process of vowel reduction

   reduction gear

   • n.
     a system of gearwheels in which the driven shaft rotates more slowly than the driving shaft.

   Oxford Dictionary

   reduction gear

   • n.
     a system of gearwheels in which the driven shaft rotates more slowly than the driving shaft.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

   • ph.
     a series of arms-reduction negotiations between the US and the Soviet Union begun in 1983. The ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

   • ph.
     a series of arms-reduction negotiations between the US and the Soviet Union begun in 1983. The ...

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   reduction

   • IPA[rɪˈdʌkʃn]

   英式

   • n.
     the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: talks on arms reduction there had been a reduction in the number of casualties

   Oxford Dictionary