reduction :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (5)

n. the act of reducing complexity

n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

decrease, diminution, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

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Fuzzynyms (15)

lowering

n. the act of causing to become less

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

waterloo, Waterloo

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

abbreviation

n. shortening something by omitting parts of it

drain

n. a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

abatement

n. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"

contraction

n. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

condensation, abridgement, abridgment

n. a shortened version of a written work

exhaustion

n. the act of exhausting something entirely

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Antonyms (8)

increase, step-up

n. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

amplification

n. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

augmentation

n. the act of augmenting

advance, rise

n. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

surge, upsurge

n. a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

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